Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
#4
Ishmel Atkins
Senior cornerback on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 200 lb · Greensboro, NC · Northern Guilford HS / Elon
The story
Senior cornerback on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sourcesIshmel Atkins
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. The receipt: 4 tackles against Troy — Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Ishmel Atkins's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 59–0
vs Nicholls
3 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 59-point win at home against Nicholls.
With L. Locke — 322 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 65.1 · 24 rush yds (4 car) · T. Burns Jr. — 1 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup, +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Sam Houston1-2HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (100th percentile). Concern: tackles (8th 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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
50%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
10tackles this season10 tackles · 5 pass breakups.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
54.1%
112 pass / 95 run
Plays / game
69.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
126 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Tacario Davis’s 2023 season.
80%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 8
Matches Tacario on
PD rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Starling Thomas V's senior season at UAB (2022).
38%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Starling on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Starling on
Height (higher)
Tackle volume (lower)
Background
Elon 2025 Season Second team all-CAA selection at cornerback ... ranked second in the CAA with three interceptions ... nine passes defended in his first season at cornerback ...added two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... played in all 12 games ... also had 54 total tackles ... had…
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- #5Jalyn Stanford10 tackles · 2025
- #4Ishmel Atkins3 games · 2026
18 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology