Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#27
Devin Rutherford
Sophomore safety on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Bartlett, TN · Bartlett High
Returning to Missouri State for 2026
The story
2 safety on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDevin Rutherford
Devin Rutherford has been at Missouri State through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 5 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Missouri State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Nick Petrino
Missouri State
2026era →
Casey Woods
Missouri State
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Petrino → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Missouri State7-6HC: Nick Petrino · Balanced
2026Missouri State1-1HC: Casey Woods · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Missouri State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (19 in / 11 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #119 · 2026 recruiting class #131
Background
Honors Conference USA Honor Roll: 2025 MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2025, Fall 2025 Missouri State 2025: Played in the final 11 games of the season as a redshirt freshman (239 snaps), primarily at cornerback and special teams ... Finished campaign with 7 total tackles, all solos, an...
The secondary · Missouri State
- #9Dylan Dixson50 tackles · 2025
- #29Christian Ford47 tackles · 2025
- #2Antonio Smith12 tackles · 2025
- #16J.J. O'Neal12 tackles · 2025
- #27Devin Rutherford6 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Missouri State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology