Cyrus Fagan: S · NC State · #4.
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Cyrus Fagan
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for four head coaches across six seasons and two programs. On tape: 6 tackles against Louisville, Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NC State | 49 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | NC State | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Florida State | 41 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Florida State | 24 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Florida State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 130 | 80 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-20@ East Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-3vs Charleston Southern | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-14vs Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-10vs UConn | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-30@ No. 5 Clemson | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 19-17vs Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-24@ No. 18 Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 22-21vs Virginia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-21vs No. 20 Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-21vs Boston College | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 10-25@ Louisville | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-27@ No. 18 North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 12-16vs Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL49 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
52.2%
469 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #123 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Florida State and NC State, 130 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over six seasons.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Jimbo Fisher, Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins, Mike Norvell and Dave Doeren.
