Michael Boudoin III

Senior linebacker for Texas State. 2025: 28 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Texas State · Sr. · #3

6′4″ · 235 lb · Buda, TX

CFB Index 45 · #338 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Texas State for 2026

How he plays

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.

QB hurries: 72nd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

2.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 2 PBU

Best game: 2 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, at Arkansas State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Texas State. 2025: 28 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas State in 2023.

His career, year by year

Michael Boudoin III

LB · Texas State · Sr · #3

Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Texas State. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 INT against Louisiana, Week 11, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
seasons on the roster
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 23-16 over that span.

2023Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #338 of 583?

High confidenceBreakout7 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#634 / 2975 · 72nd pct

Passes defended#777 / 2975 · 67th pct

Sacks#847 / 2975 · 63rd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1222 / 2975 · 56th pct

2.5

Solo tackles#1348 / 2975 · 53rd pct

Tackles#1469 / 2975 · 49th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

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

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.2	0.3	0.2	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	0.3	0.2	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	2.3	0.2	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

G.J. Kinne

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.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #338 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #338 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Pac-12

Based on 2025: #34 of 63 Sun Belt LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026

How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Texas State	28	16	2.5	1.0	2	1	--
2024	Texas State	7	2	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2023	Texas State	9	5	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		44	23	3.5	1.0	2	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 43–36

at UTSA

1 QB HUR · 1 SOLO · 4 TOT

Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.

With B. Jackson — 286 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.2 · 34 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD · D. Nunez — 40 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 47 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 52-27vs Eastern Michigan	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 2	W 43-36@ UTSA	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 15-34@ Arizona State	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 35-3vs Nicholls	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 30-31@ Arkansas State	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 39-42@ Louisiana	4	3	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	W 41-14@ Southern Miss	2	1	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 31-14vs UL Monroe	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 41-10vs Rice	3	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Total		28	16	2.5	1.0	1	2

How he plays

Play style

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

9 games

28Tackles

16Solo

2.5TFL

1Sacks

2Pass def.

1INT

28 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.

Week 31 PD
Week 61 sack
Week 111 INT
Week 121 PD

Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.

2026 Outlook

Texas State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Linebacker · Texas State

Returning around him

Transfer portal: -3 net (18 in / 21 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #74

DNA match

Player DNA

Coverage 'Backer

Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaden Dugger’s 2024 season.

Jaden Dugger

76%match

Louisiana · 2024

NFL Rd 5

Andre White Jr.

Texas A&M · 2022

72%

Nate Rutchena

California · 2021

71%

Niko Cooper

Western Kentucky · 2023

71%

Josh Ahern

Virginia · 2023

68%

Matches Jaden on

TFL rate

Tackle volume

PD rate

Differs from Jaden on

Hurry rate (higher)

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Andre White Jr.'s junior season at Texas A&M (2022).

Andre White Jr.

79%match

Texas A&M · 2022

Thomas Rush

Minnesota · 2022

78%

Kevin Harris

Georgia Tech · 2023

All-SECNFL Rd 6

75%

Kendron Wayman

Wake Forest · 2023

74%

Briceon Hayes

North Texas · 2025

74%

Matches Andre on

Solo tackle rate

TFL rate

Tackle volume

Differs from Andre on

Hurry rate (higher)

Player DNA

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Carmycah Glass

Houston · 2025

64%

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

20235 games

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Coverage 'Backer

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