Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 1 interception, 1 forced fumble in the 7 games with play by play.
How Central Michigan’s defense played that day
Miami (OH)’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 11. His hurry came with Central Michigan down 4.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakups
Interceptions
1interceptions
Tackle volume
21tackles this season
TFL rate
7%2 TFL
21 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Teams and coaches
2026Central Michigan3-5HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 45 (#318 of 537). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
45Rotational starter #318 of 537· through 7 games?
7 metrics · season cumulative
through 7 games score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: sacks (28th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
QB hurries#686 / 2515 · 62nd pct
1
Solo tackles#1113 / 2515 · 54th pct
12
Passes defended#852 / 2515 · 53rd pct
1
Tackles for loss#1166 / 2515 · 49th pct
1.5
Tackles#1257 / 2515 · 49th pct
21
Interceptions#144 / 557 · 37th pct
1
Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th 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
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home4g
3.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
Road3g
2.7
0.5
0.0
0.3
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-76g
2.7
0.2
0.0
0.2
Weeks 8+1g
5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
36.8%
174 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
59.1
8 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
192 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
21 tackles in 7 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
45 · #318 of 537 safeties · through 7 games
Three-star recruit. Now #318 at the position.
First season at Central Michigan, 7 games
2026 Central Michigan Drinkall
Year 1 · 7 games
Junior college Saddleback College
Three-star junior college recruit. Signed with Central Michigan.