Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6@ Stanford | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#3
Bryce Fitzgerald
Sophomore defensive back on Miami's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Miami, FL
CFB Index 95 · #4 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Miami 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.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 138 nationally · Signed with Miami
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Miami's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 15.4 points in belief.
37.9own fans
53.3national conversation
In Their Words
140 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“By The Way I think 🤔 💭 You took the Bryce Fitzgerald Cheese 🧀, That Young man is savvvy in Marketing he has you talking about His YouTube Channel. Nothing has changed with the way he will be Used Versistle Safety /Nickel”
youtube/Locked On Canes · fan post, verbatim
Bryce Fitzgerald
Erases the deep middle of the field. He has spent two seasons in the Miami secondary. The receipt: 2 tackles against Stanford — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202511 games
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Miami Columbus
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Miami
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mario Cristobal — 15-3 over that span.
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026Miami2-0HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
95 · #4 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #4 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #3 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC 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.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Miami
Returning around him
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (12 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Donte Small’s 2021 season.
Matches Donte on
Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate
Differs from Donte on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Donte Small's freshman season at App State (2021).
Matches Donte on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Bryce Fitzgerald
The secondary · Miami
- Omar Thornton82 tackles · 2025
- #7Zechariah Poyser68 tackles · 2025
- #6Xavier Lucas45 tackles · 2025
- #24Ethan O'Connor28 tackles · 2025
- #3Bryce Fitzgerald16 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology