Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Maine | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 27-24@ East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Cary Grant
Senior defensive back on App State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 195 lb · New Orleans, LA
CFB Index 36 · #400 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Charlotte → App 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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 121 nationally · Joined Charlotte
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on App State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Charlotte in 2024.
- Transferred from Charlotte to App State in 2026.
Cary Grant
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against East Carolina, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Charlotte3-star out of Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to App State
2025Charlotte
2026App State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
2026App State2-0HC: Dowell Loggains · Run-leaning, fast 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: 1.0 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
Dowell Loggains
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
36 · #400 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #400 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 55–3
vs Maine
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 52-point win at home against Maine.
With M. Singleton — 291 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -9 rush yds (5 car) · N. Branch — 44 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ajani Carter’s 2021 season.
76%match
Matches Ajani on
TFL rate
PD rate
Class year
Differs from Ajani on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Savion Riley's freshman season at Vanderbilt (2023).
78%match
Matches Savion on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Differs from Savion on
TFL rate (higher)
Weight (lower)
The secondary · App State
- #12Cary Grant45 tackles · 2025
- #8Dylan Hasz32 tackles · 2025
- #7Jordan Favors25 tackles · 2025
- #7Devin Henderson18 tackles · 2025
- #27Cam Fleming16 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · App State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology