J.J. O'Neal
Missouri State Bears
62
Depth

J.J. O'Neal

Missouri State BearsRebuilding
SSDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is J.J. O'Neal starting?

J.J. O'Neal is the projected starter at SS for Missouri State Bears.

Redshirt senior · #16 · 6'2", 180 lbs

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Depth at SS · Missouri State Bears

  1. 11662J.J. O'NealStarter
  2. 2251Antonio Smith

Missouri State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in Conference USA

D-Icey HopkinsLiberty · FSCaleb NixJacksonville State · FSWesley MillerFlorida International · SS

Up next for Missouri State

Missouri State plays Florida International away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 12 tackles, 1 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 62 overall (Depth tier).

3-Yr Total14 tacklesTeam Share1%
Rogersville, MO
Jersey
#16
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
180 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251210
2024110
2023110

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Logan-Rogersville
Hometown
Rogersville, MO

Why this rating?

On a 63-rated defense; 52th-percentile production (×0.75 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 62.

Team defense (SP+)
63
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 52% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 70% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 28WSHSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-3

Oct 20LDELTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 61-38

Oct 14WKENNTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-21

Oct 8LWKUTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 34-13

Sep 27LSMUTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-24

Sep 19LMRSHTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
8
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 30-24

Sep 12WLINTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-14

Sep 5LTA&MTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 50-0

J.J. O'Neal's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

12 tkl · 0 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement17%
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