Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
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Daiquan White
Senior cornerback on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Fairburn, GA · Creekside H.S.
CFB Index 14 · #342 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Georgia Tech 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. 1861 nationally · Signed with Eastern Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Eastern Michigan in 2023.
- Transferred from Eastern Michigan to Georgia Tech in 2025.
Daiquan White
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Tennessee — Week 2, 2026.
4 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 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202312 games
- Signed with Eastern Michigan3-star out of Creekside
20258 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Eastern Michigan6-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Eastern Michigan5-7HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech0-2HC: Brent Key · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th 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 2 games: 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
Brent Key
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
14 · #342 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #342 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #72 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 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 16 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan | 31 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 19 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 12 | -- | -- |
| Career | 70 | 44 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 23 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #41
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kaonohi Kaniho’s 2022 season.
83%match
Matches Kaonohi on
Height
Class year
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jontez Williams's junior season at Iowa State (2025).
82%match
All-Big 12
Matches Jontez on
Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Daiquan White
The secondary · Georgia Tech
- #14Jonas Duclona35 tackles · 2025
- #5Zachary Tobe30 tackles · 2025
- #6Kelvin Hill21 tackles · 2025
- #27Tae Harris20 tackles · 2025
- #4Daiquan White16 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology