Senior safety on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 180 lb · Rogersville, MO · Logan-Rogersville High
Recruiting
S recruit
Signed with Missouri State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
J.J. O'Neal
Two seasons at Missouri State, two different head coaches: Nick Petrino and Casey Woods. The receipt: 10 tackles against Marshall — Week 3, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Petrino → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 25 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Marshall | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–14
vs Lindenwood
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With I. Myers — 24 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · S. Locklear — 258 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (4 car)
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup, +10 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (16th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Pass share
39.4%
71 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
60.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
79 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Honors MVFC Honor Roll: 2022 MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2022, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026 Missouri State 2025: Played in first 4 games of the season (151 plays), including a start at USC (8/30/25), before taking his redshirt year ... Was voted as a team captain in…
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