Brian Mayes: DB · Texas A&M · #20.
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Brian Mayes
Erases the deep middle of the field. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Trent Dilfer and Mike Elko. On tape: 4 tackles against South Carolina, 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
27 tackles. 5 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 0 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 · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-10vs McNeese | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-20vs Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-17vs Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-10vs No. 9 Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24@ Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-23vs No. 8 LSU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-44@ South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-3vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 41-43@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17vs No. 3 Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 31-35vs USC | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL27 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
41.0%
360 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
384 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 #40 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons, at UAB and Texas A&M, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Trent Dilfer and Mike Elko.
