Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-62@ Mississippi State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-26@ UAB | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
#8
Carl Fauntroy Jr.
Senior safety for UL Monroe. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Mobile, AL
CFB Index 36 · #395 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to UL Monroe 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
12 tackles · 1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 8 tackles, at UAB
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety for UL Monroe. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2022.
- 1 interception in 2024. Then 1 in 2026.
Carl Fauntroy Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the UL Monroe secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Mississippi State, Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with UAB3-star out of Spanish Fort
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UL Monroe
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
UL Monroe
Played his entire career under Bryant Vincent.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Bryant Vincent — 8-18 over that span.
2024UL Monroe5-7HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025UL Monroe3-9HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026UL Monroe0-2HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
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
36 · #395 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #395 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #21 of 30 Sun Belt DBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UL Monroe
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · UL Monroe
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (20 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UL Monroe · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #132 · 2026 recruiting class #127
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Doneiko Slaughter’s 2023 season.
92%match
Matches Doneiko on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Peyton Bowen's sophomore season at Oklahoma (2024).
Matches Peyton on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Carl Fauntroy Jr.
The secondary · UL Monroe
- #1Jabari Tiller46 tackles · 2025
- #8Carl Fauntroy Jr.33 tackles · 2025
- #5Zy Jackson25 tackles · 2025
- #2Korian Wilson11 tackles · 2025
- #7Ameyr Adams9 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · UL Monroe team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology