Senior safety on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Kyle, TX
The story
Senior safety on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
Recruiting
S recruit
Signed with Mississippi State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonTanner Duke Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Mississippi State secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against UL Monroe, Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Lebby.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 16 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 33 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 41–34
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Edged out South Carolina on the road in a shootout.
With K. Taylor — 251 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · F. Bothwell — 115 rush yds (21 car)
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jeff Lebby, all run-leaning offenses — 10-18 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
44.6%
91 pass / 113 run
Plays / game
68.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Michael Ballentine’s 2021 season.
Matches Michael on
Differs from Michael on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Zane Woodham's freshman season at Tulsa (2025).
Matches Zane on
Player DNA
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