Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Corey Costner
Sophomore safety on Virginia's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 213 lb · Baltimore, MD · Perry Hall
CFB Index 43 · #336 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Virginia 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. 721 nationally · Signed with Virginia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety on Virginia's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2025.
Corey Costner
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Virginia secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Norfolk State — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
202513 games
- Signed with Virginia3-star out of Perry Hall
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tony Elliott — 13-3 over that span.
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
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 1 game: 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
Tony Elliott
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
43 · #336 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #336 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #13 of 25 ACC Ss
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–3
1 TOT
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (31 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #53 · 2026 recruiting class #111
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keon Sabb’s 2023 season.
Matches Keon on
Interceptions
Tackle volume
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Rahshawn Clark's freshman season at Washington (2025).
80%match
Matches Rahshawn on
Weight
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Corey Costner
The secondary · Virginia
- #23Jaylen Jones66 tackles · 2025
- #18Jalen McNair50 tackles · 2025
- #6Brandyn Hillman49 tackles · 2025
- #30Ethan Minter47 tackles · 2025
- #4Corey Costner27 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology