Senior defensive lineman for Memphis. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 256 lb · Donaldsonville, LA · Ascension Catholic HS
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
sacks · 2026
2.5 TFL · 14 tackles
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 5 tackles, at UNLV
Statement game7 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksvs App State (FBS) · W 38-22
Top 1% sacks game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Memphis. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
J'Mond Tapp
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. J'Mond Tapp has played for two head coaches across four seasons and three programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Boise State — Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 2.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Silverfield → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Memphis
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Concern: solo tackles (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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 14 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 69 | 19 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 91 | 28 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 27–21
at UNLV
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 | W 27-21@ UNLV | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Arkansas State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Boise State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to J.D. Lampley’s 2022 season.
Matches J.D. on
Differs from J.D. on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Drew Beesley's senior season at Michigan State (2021).
Matches Drew on
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