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Texas Tech University defensive backs: the 2027 room.

Who's leaving, how much production comes back, and how open the room looks for a transfer. Rebuilt every night from public roster and stats pages.

Updated Oct 30, 2026

50%of production projected to return
6 of 22defensive backs projected to leave
0incoming signees and transfers
46/100opening scoreprojection

The short version

6 of the 22 defensive backs on the 2026 roster project to leave before 2027.

The defensive backs projected to return produced 50% of last season's production at the position.

Its opening score of 46 ranks 8th of 16 Big 12 defensive back rooms.

No incoming signees or committed transfers are on record yet.

The room by class

Class (2026)Projected to leaveShare of last season's production
FR04%
JR133%
SR447%

Classes with fewer than 3 defensive backs aren't shown. Counts are rounded per class, so they may not add up to 6.

How open is it?

The opening score runs from 0 (no room) to 100 (wide open). 60% of it is the share of last season's defensive back production that's projected to leave. 40% is how many starting spots aren't already held by returning starters or proven incoming transfers.

Defensive backs here: 50% of production projected to leave, 0 incoming. Score: 46/100. It's a projection from public data, not a depth chart.

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Other Big 12 defensive back rooms

SchoolProjected to leaveProduction returningOpening score
University of Cincinnati5 of 1737%65
University of Houston9 of 2536%63
University of Central Florida7 of 1947%61
Baylor University11 of 2542%57
West Virginia University6 of 2953%56
Texas Christian University6 of 2153%50
University of Utah6 of 2453%47
University of Arizona6 of 2155%46
University of Colorado Boulder9 of 2056%43
Arizona State University4 of 1979%42
Oklahoma State University7 of 2264%38
University of Kansas5 of 1967%36
Kansas State University8 of 2462%34
Brigham Young University3 of 2174%31
Iowa State University5 of 2275%18