Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#1
Chris Graves
Senior cornerback on Missouri's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 187 lb · Fort Myers, FL
CFB Index 23 · #313 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Ole Miss → Missouri 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★
ATH recruit
No. 161 nationally · Signed with Miami
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Missouri's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2022.
- Transferred from Ole Miss to Missouri in 2026.
Chris Graves
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Lane Kiffin and Eli Drinkwitz. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Kansas, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Bishop Verot
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Missouri
Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Missouri
2025Ole Miss
2026Missouri
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceAscending
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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
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
23 · #313 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #313 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–21
at Kansas
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
With A. Simmons — 292 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.4 · 8 rush yds (2 car) · B. Reus — 50 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 66 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Deantre Prince’s 2023 season.
91%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Deantre on
PD rate
Weight
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Malik Muhammad's junior season at Texas (2025).
91%match
All-SECNFL Rd 4
Matches Malik on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Chris Graves
The secondary · Missouri
- #15Santana Banner59 tackles · 2025
- #1Chris Graves33 tackles · 2025
- #7Kensley Louidor-Faustin20 tackles · 2025
- #22Elijah Dotson11 tackles · 2025
- #24Nicholas Deloach Jr.8 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology