Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-7vs Morgan State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-48@ Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Adrian Wilson
Senior safety on Arizona State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Dallas, TX
CFB Index 60 · #178 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Arizona State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
WDE recruit
No. 2995 nationally · Signed with Bowling Green
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Arizona State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Bowling Green in 2020.
- Transferred from Washington State to Arizona State in 2025.
Adrian Wilson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Adrian Wilson has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 8 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Signed with Bowling Green3-star out of Lincoln-Way East
20233 games
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of Keller Central
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Signed with Colorado4-star out of Pflugerville Weiss
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Arizona State
Played his entire career under Kenny Dillingham.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2024Washington State8-5HC: Pete Kaligis · Run-leaning
2025Arizona State8-5HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
2026Arizona State1-1HC: Kenny Dillingham · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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 splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
60 · #178 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #178 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #15 of 40 Big 12 Ss
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona State | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona State | 57 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington State | 45 | 35 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 119 | 83 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Morgan State
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Arizona State
Returning around him
- 4 Arizona State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (24 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona State · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #45 · 2026 recruiting class #40
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cedrick Cunningham’s 2021 season.
80%match
Matches Cedrick on
Tackle volume
Interceptions
Weight
Differs from Cedrick on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Talique Allen's junior season at Western Kentucky (2023).
Matches Talique on
TFL rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Talique on
PD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Adrian Wilson
The secondary · Arizona State
- #2Lyrik Rawls72 tackles · 2025
- #23Jessiah Mcgrew67 tackles · 2025
- #6Adrian Wilson57 tackles · 2025
- #7Montana Warren40 tackles · 2025
- #21Kyan McDonald15 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Arizona State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology