Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 8-34@ Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Asaad Brown Jr.
Junior cornerback on NC State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 199 lb · Chesapeake, VA · Mt. Zion Prep Academy
CFB Index 59 · #195 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to NC 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★
CB recruit
No. 592 nationally · Signed with NC State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on NC State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2024.
Asaad Brown Jr.
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his second year in the same secondary at NC State. The receipt: 3 tackles against Virginia — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with NC State3-star out of Mt. Zion Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
NC State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dave Doeren — 9-6 over that span.
2025NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced
2026NC State1-1HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning, slow tempo
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: 3.0 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
Dave Doeren
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
59 · #195 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #195 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #26 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC 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
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · NC State
Returning around him
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #49
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brandon Hill’s 2022 season.
83%match
NFL Rd 7
Matches Brandon on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Rex Guthrie's freshman season at Nebraska (2025).
Matches Rex on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Asaad Brown Jr.
Background
AS A FRESHMAN (2024): • Joined the Pack in January of 2024. • Saw action in three games - at Cal and UNC and vs. Stanford at home. All of his snaps were on special teams. HIGH SCHOOL: • Played for coach Chris Scott at Oscar Smith High School, helping lead that program to a championship appearance...
The secondary · NC State
- #6Asaad Brown Jr.64 tackles · 2025
- #4King Mack58 tackles · 2025
- #2Ronnie Royal III49 tackles · 2025
- #22Jackson Vick45 tackles · 2025
- #7Brian Nelson II29 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · NC State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology