Cecil Singleton

Senior defensive back for Louisiana Tech. 2023: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 74 tackles.

DB · Louisiana Tech · Sr. · #2

6′2″ · 210 lb · Cincinnati, OH

CFB Index 58 · #196 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceLouisiana Tech 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

ATH recruit

No. 2281 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Louisiana Tech. 2023: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 74 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Louisiana Tech, 206 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Walnut Hills

202212 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#2281 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

2 coaches

2018–2021

Skip Holtz

Louisiana Tech

2022–2023

Sonny Cumbie

Louisiana Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Miami (OH)6-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning

2019Miami (OH)8-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Miami (OH)2-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2021Miami (OH)7-6HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced

2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

58Quality starter #196 of 538?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (94th percentile). Strength: tackles (93rd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#162 / 2842 · 94th pct

Tackles#193 / 2842 · 93rd pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

Tackles for loss#1868 / 2842 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road6g	6.8	0.2	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	6.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	6.2	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Sonny Cumbie

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

58 · #196 of 538 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #196 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Louisiana Tech	74	43	1.0	0.0	1	1	--
2022	Louisiana Tech	56	35	6.0	2.0	5	1	--
2021	Miami (OH)	38	20	2.0	0.0	2	--	--
2020	Miami (OH)	8	4	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Miami (OH)	30	15	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
2018	Miami (OH)	--	--	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		206	117	11.0	3.0	10	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 51–21

vs Northwestern State

1 SOLO · 3 TOT

Dominant 30-point win at home against Northwestern State.

With K. Willis — 188 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · B. Ochsendorf — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 41 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 22-17vs Florida International	5	0	0.0	1	0
Wk 1	L 14-38@ SMU	10	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 51-21vs Northwestern State	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 37-40vs North Texas	11	7	0.0	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 4	L 14-28@ Nebraska	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 24-10@ UTEP	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 28-35vs Western Kentucky	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 23-31@ Middle Tennessee	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 24-27vs New Mexico State	6	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 30-56@ Liberty	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 27-42vs Sam Houston	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 17-56@ Jacksonville State	11	10	1.0	—	1
Total		74	43	1.0	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology