Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ Washington | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Brevin Hamblin
Junior safety on Utah State's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 200 lb · Syracuse, UT
CFB Index 89 · #11 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Utah 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 story
3 safety on Utah State's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Utah Tech in 2023.
- Transferred from Utah Tech to Utah State in 2025.
Brevin Hamblin
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Utah Tech to Utah State — the move that set up everything since. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Washington — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Utah Techout of Syracuse
202513 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
- All-Mountain Westhonorable_mention
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Utah State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2025)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall — 6-9 over that span.
2025Utah State6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
2026Utah State0-2HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #1 of 17 Mountain West Ss — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. 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. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Utah State | 110 | 58 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 120 | 65 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 1 | -- |
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
Utah State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Utah State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah State · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #123 · 2026 recruiting class #97
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Donovan McMillon’s 2024 season.
60%match
All-ACC
Matches Donovan on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Donovan on
Height (higher)
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Drew Sanders's junior season at Arkansas (2022).
66%match
1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 4
Matches Drew on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Drew on
TFL rate (lower)
Weight (lower)
The secondary · Utah State
- #4Brevin Hamblin110 tackles · 2025
- Ike Larsen56 tackles · 2025
- #15D'Angelo Mayes40 tackles · 2025
- #34Dylan Tucker34 tackles · 2025
- #11Bryson Taylor32 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology