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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 6 | 159th / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1083rd / 1911 |
| Run stops | 7 | 957th / 3263 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 5 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 20 | — |
Charting
Where Atkins's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Ishmel Atkins's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Troy | L 21–24 | 7.9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | · | · |
| 2 |  Tulsa | L 17–23 | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 3 |  Nicholls | W 59–0 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Texas Tech | L 14–49 | 5.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ Liberty | L 3–35 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Western Kentucky | L 3–16 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 |  New Mexico State | L 24–30 | 5.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.0 | 24 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 0 | — |
| Yards | -5 | — |
| Yards / carry | 0 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 0 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 24 | 699th / 5408 |
| Solo | 17 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0.5 | 2021st / 2450 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 5 | 31st / 1589 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Troy | ✓ CB | 66 | ~64 (26–66) | · | 7 | · | 97% |
| Wk 2 · Tulsa | ✓ CB | 73 | ~65 (26–69) | · | 4 | · | 89% |
| Wk 3 · Nicholls | ✓ CB | 58 | ~56 (23–58) | · | 4 | · | 97% |
| Wk 4 · Texas Tech | ✓ CB | 65 | ~15 (0–25) | · | 2 | · | 23% |
| Wk 6 · Liberty | ✓ CB | 52 | ~33 (0–52) | · | 2 | · | 63% |
| Wk 7 · Western Kentucky | ✓ CB | 74 | ~66 (27–70) | · | 4 | 1 | 89% |
| Wk 8 · New Mexico State | ✓ CB | 71 | ~28 (0–46) | 1 | 3 | · | 39% |
| Season | 7 GS | 459 | 327 (248–364) | 1 | 26 | 1 | 71% |
Position Room
23 DBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Railyn Adams | S | JR | 31 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Caesar Magee | CB | SR | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ishmel Atkins | CB | SR | 24 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 8 | Tyler Bailey | S | SR | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dravon Wilson | CB | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 9 | Jace Arnold | S | SR | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Justin Cottrell | CB | SR | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 |
| 29 | Lyric Smith | S | JR | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 15 | Cameron Franklin | S | SR | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Jalyn Stanford | S | SR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Aaron Edwards | S | JR | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 39 | Joseph Opara | CB | FR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | CJ June | S | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 43 | Evan Odom | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Braylen Wortham | S | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 27 | Robert McFarland | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 35 | Jabaric Sullivan | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 36 | Marcus Bourda Jr. | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 6 | Jaylon Jones | S | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Octavius Henderson | CB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Julian Mayfield | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Sam Houston depth chart →