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 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Marshall | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
#12
Joel Boamah
Junior cornerback on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Newark, NJ · Hudson Catholic High
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Kent State)
How he projects
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Grades highest in speed and press coverage.
The full scouting readRecruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2179 nationally · Signed with Kent State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior cornerback on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2023.
Joel Boamah
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 1, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Hudson Catholic
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
—
Missouri State
2025era →
Nick Petrino
Missouri State
2026era →
Casey Woods
Missouri State
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Petrino → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Kent State
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 11 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 27 | 22 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Joel Boamah'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 2 · 2026
W 48–14
vs Lindenwood
3 tackles · 3 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)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kent State0-12HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Missouri State1-2HC: Casey Woods · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (84th percentile). Concern: tackles (22nd percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
27%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
11tackles this season11 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Kamryn Melton’s 2017 season.
Matches Kamryn on
Height
PD rate
Weight
Differs from Kamryn on
Tackle volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaion Jackson's junior season at Central Michigan (2026).
84%match
Matches Jaion on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Background
Kent State 2025: Played in 10 games for the Golden Flashes and coach Mark Carney ... Recorded 9 total tackles as a third-year sophomore with 6 solo stops, 2.0 tackles for loss, an interception, 3 QB hurries and 4 passes defended ... Pulled in an interception vs. UMass (10/11/25) ... Racked up…
The secondary · Missouri State
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- #2Antonio Smith12 tackles · 2025
- #16J.J. O'Neal12 tackles · 2025
- #12Joel Boamah8 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Missouri State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology