Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#90
Justin Bodford
Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle on Middle Tennessee's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 295 lb · Plantation, FL · St. Thomas Aquinas
Transferred Missouri → Middle Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 TFL, 2 tackles, at Marshall
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle on Middle Tennessee's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Missouri in 2024.
- Transferred from Missouri to Middle Tennessee in 2026.
Justin Bodford
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Eli Drinkwitz and Derek Mason. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 2 TFL against Marshall, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Missouri3-star out of St. Thomas Aquinas
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
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Middle Tennessee
Played his entire career under Derek Mason.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Middle Tennessee
2025Missouri
2026Middle Tennessee
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Justin Bodford'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 38–14
vs Murray State
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Murray State.
With R. Gagliano — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Lacy — 8 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026Middle Tennessee2-1HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (80th percentile). 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
58.0%
102 pass / 74 run
Plays / game
58.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 (r-Freshman at Missouri) • Played in two games 2024 (Freshman at Missouri) • Saw action in the season opener against Murray State • Had two tackles in six snaps against MSU High School • Lettered two seasons at St. Thomas Aquinas under coach Roger Harriott and two seasons at Western under…
The defensive line · Middle Tennessee
- #95Zeion Simpson-Smith3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Felix Hixon0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Aidan Butts0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Justin Bodford0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #49Tiyyan Robinson0 tackles for loss · 2025
8 more on the roster · Middle Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology