Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs Penn State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#29
Avery Powell
Senior safety on Temple's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 170 lb · East Orange, NJ · St. Peter's Prep
CFB Index 52 · #257 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Temple 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. 1053 nationally · Signed with Holy Cross
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Temple's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Holy Cross in 2022.
- Transferred from Missouri State to Temple in 2025.
Avery Powell
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He got to Temple by way of Missouri State. The receipt: 5 tackles against Penn State — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Holy Cross3-star out of St. Peter's Prep
202511 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under K.C. Keeler — 6-8 over that span.
2025Temple5-7HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Temple1-1HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, 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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
52 · #257 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #257 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #19 of 38 American Athletic Ss
How the All-AAC 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
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
Temple
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Temple
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (23 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Temple · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #68
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ryan Nolan’s 2024 season.
Matches Ryan on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Ryan on
Weight (lower)
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Greil's junior season at Arkansas State (2025).
85%match
Matches Brandon on
Class year
Tackle volume
Weight
Background
2026 (Senior, Temple): Will compete at the safety position. Powell game-by-game stats 2025 (Junior, Temple): Transferred in for the 2025 season ... began season as starting free safety and appeared in every game ... served as game captain (Charlotte) ... recovered first career fumble during his T...
The secondary · Temple
- #29Avery Powell54 tackles · 2025
- #16Pooh Lawton23 tackles · 2025
- #24Saboor Karriem21 tackles · 2025
- #13Denzel Chavis10 tackles · 2025
- #23Zyil Powell9 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Temple team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology