Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-38vs Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Aidan Gousby
Senior defensive back on Minnesota's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Lehigh Acres, FL · Lehigh Senior
CFB Index 27 · #465 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Minnesota 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★
ATH recruit
No. 951 nationally · Signed with Minnesota
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Minnesota's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2022.
Aidan Gousby
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Minnesota secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Lehigh Senior
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Minnesota
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Minnesota
Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 23-18 over that span.
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
2025Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Minnesota1-1HC: P.J. Fleck · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 2.0 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
P.J. Fleck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
27 · #465 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #465 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #68 of 77 Big Ten DBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Minnesota
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Minnesota
Returning around him
- 1 Minnesota player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Minnesota · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #41 · 2026 recruiting class #28
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 Javis Mynatt’s 2025 season.
94%match
Matches Javis on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Javis Mynatt's junior season at Texas State (2025).
Matches Javis on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Aidan Gousby
Background
PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. 2025 • JUNIOR SEASON: Competed in 11 games • made 27 tackles and had one tackle for loss. Game-by-Game: Totaled three tackles against Buffalo • started against Northwestern State • made five tackles at Cal • tallied four tackles against Rut...
The secondary · Minnesota
- #14Kerry Brown56 tackles · 2025
- #17John Nestor50 tackles · 2025
- #7Aidan Gousby27 tackles · 2025
- #5Aydan West19 tackles · 2025
- #8Mike Gerald11 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Minnesota team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology