Colorado State · W 31-14
6 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 7 games average 4 tackles. This one was 2 above.
D'Angelo Mayes
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Second year in the Utah State secondary. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Colorado State — Week 9, 2026.
36 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 36 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | Utah State | 40 | 28 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 78 | 56 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ No. 19 Washington | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-33@ No. 17 Utah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-10vs Troy | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 18-37@ No. 22 Boise State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16vs Washington State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ Texas State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-14vs Colorado State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-14 vs Colorado State, play by play
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Utah State’s defense played that day
Colorado State’s 8 drives: 6 stopped (2 takeaways) · 2 scored.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception ended Troy’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
Intercepted. Second quarter, down 10-7. Ended Troy’s drive (int).
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this season36 tackles · 2 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
49.5%
260 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
286 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #84 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #5 of 15 Mountain West CBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 25 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Bronco Mendenhall.
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