#15

Brandon Cisse

Former defensive back at South Carolina. 2025: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 27 tackles.

DB · South Carolina · Jr. · #15

6′0″ · 190 lb · Sumter, SC

CFB Index 54 · #164 of 364 cornersLow confidenceDrafted by Green Bay — Rd 2, Pick 20, #52 overall

How he plays

Erases the deep middle of the field.

Passes defended: 91st percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

5 PBU · 27 tackles · 1.5 TFL

Best game: 1 PBU, 4 tackles, at Missouri

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at South Carolina. 2025: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 27 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2023.
Transferred from NC State to South Carolina in 2025.
Drafted round 2 by the Green Bay in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at South Carolina, 65 tackles — drafted at #52 overall by Green Bay.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20239 games

Signed with NC State3-star out of Lakewood

202511 games

Entered the portal

2026

Drafted by Green Bayround 2, pick 52

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#506 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #52

Green Bay · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach

2023–2025

Shane Beamer

South Carolina

Played his entire career under Shane Beamer.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Green Bay2026 NFL rookie season

#52Rd 2 · Pick 20

Green Bay2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

2024NC State6-7HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced, slow tempo

2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #164 of 364?

Low confidenceAscending7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (91st percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#218 / 2975 · 91st pct

Solo tackles#1095 / 2975 · 62nd pct

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Tackles#1543 / 2975 · 47th pct

Tackles for loss#1711 / 2975 · 39th pct

1.5

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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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

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.4
Road4g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Shane Beamer

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

54 · #164 of 364 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #164 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	South Carolina	27	19	1.5	5	1	--
2024	NC State	28	15	1.5	5	--	--
2023	NC State	10	7	0.0	--	1	--
Career		65	41	3.0	10	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 38–10

vs South Carolina State

1 SOLO · 2 TOT

Dominant 28-point win at home against South Carolina State.

With M. Love — 49 AVG · 56 LONG · 5 NO · V. Swain — 1 SOLO · 2 TD · 1 TOT

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week