Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10@ TCU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#16
Coleman Bryson
Redshirt senior defensive back on North Carolina's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Waynesville, NC · Rabun Gap-Nacoochee
CFB Index 10 · #353 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to North Carolina 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★
S recruit
No. 1198 nationally · Signed with Minnesota
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on North Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2022.
- Transferred from Minnesota to North Carolina in 2025.
Coleman Bryson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Coleman Bryson has played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against TCU — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20223 games
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee
202510 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2023
North Carolina
2024era →
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina
2025–2026era →
Bill Belichick
North Carolina
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mack Brown, Freddie Kitchens, and Bill Belichick. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026North Carolina2-0HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low 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 1 game: 2.0 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
Bill Belichick
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
10 · #353 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #353 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #75 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC 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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 16 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Minnesota | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 25 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 65 | 47 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 15–10
at TCU
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
With B. Edwards — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.2 · -4 rush yds (7 car) · A. Burrell — 28 LONG · 67 PCT · 7 PTS
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · North Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -12 net (19 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #19
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Myles Mason’s 2021 season.
90%match
Matches Myles on
Height
TFL rate
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaelyn Davis-Robinson's senior season at SMU (2025).
77%match
Matches Jaelyn on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Coleman Bryson
Background
HONORS CSC Academic All-District (2025, 2024, 2023) Academic All-Big Ten (2024, 2023) 2025 Redshirt Junior Season at Minnesota Appeared in all 12 games Recorded 17 tackles Had 11 solo stops and six assisted tackles Notched two pass breakups, registering one in the season opener against TCU and on...
The secondary · North Carolina
- #2Kaleb Cost45 tackles · 2025
- #18Jaiden Patterson33 tackles · 2025
- #1Gregory Smith20 tackles · 2025
- #16Coleman Bryson16 tackles · 2025
- #3Ade Willie16 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology