Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Joe Drew
Sophomore safety on Arkansas State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Blackshear, GA
Returning to Arkansas State for 2026
The story
2 safety on Arkansas State's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJoe Drew
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Second year in the Arkansas State secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 8 tackles against West Georgia — Week 2, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Arkansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Butch Jones — 8-7 over that span.
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026Arkansas State1-1HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo
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, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 26 | 14 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 39 | 18 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs West Georgia
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (25 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #91 · 2026 recruiting class #85
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kevon Merrell’s 2025 season.
Matches Kevon on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Kevon on
Height (higher)
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Robinson's freshman season at Washington (2025).
Matches Dylan on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Dylan on
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Joe Drew
The secondary · Arkansas State
- #6AG McGhee83 tackles · 2025
- #8Brandon Barnes68 tackles · 2025
- #15Brandon Greil53 tackles · 2025
- #5Five Hamilton38 tackles · 2025
- #16Joe Drew26 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Arkansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology