Brandon Crossley: S · SMU · #1.
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Brandon Crossley
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for four head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Mike Bobo, Sonny Dykes, Jim Leavitt and Rhett Lashlee. The first career honor came in 2022: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | L 15-18vs BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-42vs TCU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-16vs Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-27@ No. 22 Louisville | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-10@ Stanford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Duke | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-25vs No. 18 Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 38-28vs Boston College | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-7@ Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-6vs California | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-38@ No. 5 Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL30 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
45.3%
436 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
68.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #328 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Colorado State and SMU, 136 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 55 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Bobo, Sonny Dykes and Rhett Lashlee.
