Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#15
Brandon Greil
Senior safety for Arkansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 182 lb · Little Rock, AR
CFB Index 61 · #177 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Arkansas State 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.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
7 tackles · 1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 6 tackles, at Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety for Arkansas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas State in 2023.
- 1 interception in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
Brandon Greil
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent four seasons in the Arkansas State secondary. The receipt: 1 tackles against West Georgia — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20234 games
- Signed with Arkansas State3-star out of Joe T. Robinson
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arkansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Arkansas State
Played his entire career under Butch Jones.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Butch Jones — 22-19 over that span.
2023Arkansas State6-7HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning
2024Arkansas State8-5HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026Arkansas State1-1HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceReinvented
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (8)
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 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
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
61 · #177 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #177 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #14 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
How the All-Sun Belt 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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 53 | 26 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 19 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 41 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs West Georgia
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
Arkansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Arkansas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (25 in / 37 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arkansas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #91 · 2026 recruiting class #85
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 K.J. Wallace’s 2022 season.
86%match
Matches K.J. on
Interceptions
Weight
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wesley Miller's junior season at South Alabama (2025).
91%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Wesley on
Class year
Height
Interceptions
Player DNA
Players who play like Brandon Greil
The secondary · Arkansas State
- #6AG McGhee83 tackles · 2025
- #8Brandon Barnes68 tackles · 2025
- #15Brandon Greil53 tackles · 2025
- #5Five Hamilton38 tackles · 2025
- #3Noah Flores26 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Arkansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology