Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-43vs Utah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 14-17@ Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Byron Threats
Senior defensive back on UCLA's 2025 roster.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Byron, GA
CFB Index 72 · #87 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to UCLA 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
3★
ATH recruit
No. 511 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on UCLA's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2021.
Byron Threats
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Luke Fickell, Scott Satterfield, Gus Malzahn and Tim Skipper. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Utah — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20216 games
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Dublin Coffman
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chip Kelly, Deshaun Foster, and Tim Skipper. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Cincinnati13-1HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2022Cincinnati9-4HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced
2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning
2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium 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 2 games: 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
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
72 · #87 of 538 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #87 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCLA | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UCF | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 57 | 36 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 53 | 34 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 129 | 81 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 9 | 4 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCLA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · UCLA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +14 net (43 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCLA · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #62
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
S
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Ja'Sir Taylor’s 2021 season.
Matches Ja'Sir on
Interceptions
Tackle volume
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Gabe Taylor's junior season at Rice (2022).
89%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Gabe on
Class year
Tackle volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Byron Threats
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology