Brandon Crutchfield
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Three seasons in the Old Dominion secondary to date. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Virginia Tech — Week 2, 2026.
35 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 35 | 22 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 35 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 41 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 8 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 interception, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Norfolk State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-46vs James Madison | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-42@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3@ App State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 15-23vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-26@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-36vs Marshall | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 22 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 |
Oct. 31 · L 23-36 vs Marshall, play by play
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 44 yards for the score. 3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted, returned 44 yards for the score. Third quarter, cut it to 27-17.
His defensive touchdowns put 14 points on the board directly. Without them the final is 9-36, not 23-36.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 3 interceptions, 1 forced fumble in the 9 games with play by play.
How Old Dominion’s defense played that day
Marshall’s 16 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 8 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 5. His pick-six came with Old Dominion down 17.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 interception, 2 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. His interception on 4th and 6 ended App State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
Intercepted on 4th and 6. Fourth quarter, up 10-3. Ended App State’s drive (int).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 4 ended James Madison’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, down 30-7. Ended James Madison’s drive (int).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, tied 17-17.
8 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss. Second quarter, down 17-3.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
35tackles this season35 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
3 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 17-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
43.6%
243 pass / 314 run
Plays / game
61.9
9 games
Team sack rate
13.3%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #17 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #7 of 25 Sun Belt CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,808 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ricky Rahne.
Sun Belt Conference
