Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Eamon Smalls
Junior defensive tackle on Kansas's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 335 lb · Beaufort, NC · Fulshear HS
CFB Index 51 · #163 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred UAB → Kansas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Missouri
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle on Kansas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2023.
- Transferred from UAB to Kansas in 2026.
Eamon Smalls
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Trent Dilfer, Alex Mortensen and Lance Leipold. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Missouri — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20233 games
- Signed with UAB3-star out of Beaufort
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
2025UAB
2026Kansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
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: 2.0 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
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
51 · #163 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #163 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tai Newhouse’s 2024 season.
Matches Tai on
Sack rate
Height
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to A.J. Fuimaono's junior season at UCLA (2025).
Matches A.J. on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from A.J. on
Height (lower)
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Eamon Smalls
Background
2025 (at UAB): Appeared in 11 games and made 10 starts... tallied 50 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks, and one QB hurry... career-high seven tackles on Sept. 20 at No. 15 Tennessee... recorded 5+ tackles five times. 2024 (at UAB): Appeared in eight games... registered 16 tackles, reached his season-hi...
The defensive line · Kansas
- #33Leroy Harris III6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Blake Herold5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Dakyus Brinkley5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Alex Bray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Eamon Smalls3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology