Brandon Cisse: DB · South Carolina · #15.
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Brandon Cisse
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Dave Doeren and Shane Beamer. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Vanderbilt — Week 3, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
On3 Oct 24
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina | 27 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | NC State | 28 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | NC State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 65 | 41 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-11vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-10vs South Carolina State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31vs Vanderbilt | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-29@ No. 23 Missouri | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-20@ No. 11 LSU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-26vs No. 14 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-30@ No. 7 Ole Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-31@ No. 3 Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-7vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Clemson | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL27 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 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
Head Coach
Shane Beamer
Pass share
45.5%
340 pass / 407 run
Plays / game
62.2
12 games
Team sack rate
10.3%
399 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #164 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at NC State and South Carolina, 65 tackles — drafted at #52 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Shane Beamer.
Next stop · NFL
Green Bay Packers2026 NFL rookie season
Green Bay Packers2026 NFL rookie season
