Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-13vs Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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D'Mon Brinson
Senior safety on Colorado State's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Miami, FL
CFB Index 62 · #166 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred UConn → Colorado State 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★
CB recruit
No. 2307 nationally · Signed with UConn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Colorado State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UConn in 2022.
D'Mon Brinson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Wyoming — 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 UConn3-star out of Dillard
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2024
Colorado State
2025era →
Tyson Summers
Colorado State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers, and Jim Mora. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Colorado State
2025UConn
2026Colorado State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023UConn3-9HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
2024UConn9-4HC: Jim Mora · Run-leaning
2025UConn9-4HC: Gordon Sammis · Balanced
2026Colorado State2-0HC: Jim Mora · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). 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, 0.5 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
Jim Mora
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
62 · #166 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #166 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado State | 2 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | UConn | 59 | 38 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | UConn | 48 | 23 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | UConn | 16 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UConn | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 130 | 78 | 11.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jonathan McGill’s 2022 season.
Matches Jonathan on
TFL rate
PD rate
Weight
Differs from Jonathan on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Juan Powell's senior season at Coastal Carolina (2023).
85%match
Matches Juan on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like D'Mon Brinson
The secondary · Colorado State
- #32Jake Jarmolowich72 tackles · 2025
- #1D'Mon Brinson59 tackles · 2025
- #12Jace Bellah58 tackles · 2025
- #7Lemondre Joe56 tackles · 2025
- #13Elijah Mc-Cantos52 tackles · 2025
27 more on the roster · Colorado State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology