Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Eastern Washington | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-28vs Incarnate Word | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#96
Jackson Murray
Freshman defensive lineman for Colorado State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 260 lb · Scottsdale, AZ
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Colorado State)
The numbers
0.5
sacks · 2026
1.5 TFL · 13 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 9 tackles, vs Eastern Washington
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive lineman for Colorado State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado State in 2025.
Jackson Murray
Wins his gap play after play. Two seasons at Northern Arizona, two different head coaches: Tyson Summers and Jim Mora. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Eastern Washington — Week 1, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Colorado State3-star out of Horizon
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Colorado State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Tyson Summers
Colorado State
Coaching transition mid-career: Tyson Summers → Jim Mora. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Colorado State
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Colorado State2-10HC: Tyson Summers · Balanced
2026Northern Arizona2-0HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (16th 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 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Austin Maloata’s 2016 season.
88%match
Matches Austin on
TFL rate
Height
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Bynum's sophomore season at Middle Tennessee (2024).
76%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Anthony on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Anthony on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
The defensive line · Colorado State
- #9Stephon Wright3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Robby Harrison2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39DeAndre Gill Jr.2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Brandon Kelly1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Jackson Murray0 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Colorado State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology