Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
#16
Jonah Martinez
Junior defensive back for Southern Miss. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Orange County, CA · Bishop Alemany HS
Transferred TCU → Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive back for Southern Miss. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2025.
- Transferred from TCU to Southern Miss in 2026.
Jonah Martinez
Jonah Martinez arrived at Southern Miss from TCU. One game to point at: 2 tackles against UConn — Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with TCU3-star out of Long Beach City College
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Southern Miss
2025TCU
2026Southern Miss
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Jonah Martinez'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 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
1 interceptions · 1 hurries
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup, +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Southern Miss1-2HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
52.7%
127 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
80.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 (Jr.): Did not see any action in only season at TCU…2024 (So.): A first-team all-conference selection for Long Beach City College…Played in four games…Posted 11 tackles (eight solo) with a half tackle for loss, four interceptions, a pass breakup and a forced fumble…2023 (Fr.): Saw action…
The secondary · Southern Miss
- #1Josh Moten61 tackles · 2025
- #24Josh Battle34 tackles · 2025
- #1Champ Lewis16 tackles · 2025
- #3Jyaire Brown7 tackles · 2025
- #16Jonah Martinez3 games · 2026
24 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology