Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-14vs North Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-43@ Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-45vs Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#35
Steven Soles Jr.
Junior defensive lineman on Arkansas's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 237 lb · Powell, TN
Transferred Kentucky → Arkansas for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive lineman on Arkansas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kentucky in 2024.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Arkansas in 2026.
Steven Soles Jr.
Steven Soles Jr. has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Georgia — Week 3, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with Kentucky3-star out of Powell
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
2 coaches2024–2025
Arkansas
Coaching transition mid-career: Sam Pittman → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas
2025Kentucky
2026Arkansas
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Steven Soles Jr.'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 31–14
1 tackles · 1 pass breakups
With K. Jackson — 267 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · 27 rush yds (10 car) · G. Rush — 48 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle for loss, +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2026Arkansas1-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 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 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Silverfield
Pass share
56.6%
125 pass / 96 run
Plays / game
73.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
145 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The defensive line · Arkansas
- #97Quincy Rhodes Jr.15.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #35Steven Soles Jr.4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- Hunter Osborne2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Charlie Collins1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #92David Oke1 tackle for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Arkansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology