Sterling Webb
Sterling Webb
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jerry Kill and Eli Drinkwitz. 2023 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Alabama — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri | 20 | 10 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Missouri | 18 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 30 | 10 | 6.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 17 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 35 | 13.0 | 9.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 23–17
at Auburn
4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Missouri
Returning around him
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #34
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kevin Pointer’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Davin Vann's senior season at NC State (2023).
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