Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Jalyn Stanford
Senior safety on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Tulsa, OK · Jenks HS / Houston
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1347 nationally · Signed with Houston
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Houston in 2023.
- Transferred from Houston to Sam Houston in 2025.
Jalyn Stanford
He got to Sam Houston by way of Houston. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Nicholls — Week 3, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Houston3-star out of Jenks
2024
- Entered the portal
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Jalyn Stanford'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
2 tackles · 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: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Phil Longo, all balanced offenses — 3-12 over that span.
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
2026Sam Houston1-2HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 Season Played in 8 total games for the Kats in the defensive backfield and on special teams ... had a season-high 7 stops, including 6 solo, vs Jax State (10/9) ... also had 3 stops at LA Tech (10/31) Houston 2024 Season Did not see any action with the Cougars 2023 Season Appeared in 4…
The secondary · Sam Houston
- #8Tyler Bailey45 tackles · 2025
- #20Dravon Wilson21 tackles · 2025
- #9Jace Arnold19 tackles · 2025
- #5Jalyn Stanford10 tackles · 2025
- #13Railyn Adams9 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology