Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#9
Damaine Wilson
Junior linebacker for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Pompano Beach, FL · Coconut Creek
CFB Index 35 · #413 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Georgia State → Cincinnati 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.
The numbers
11
tackles · 2026
1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, vs Western Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2024.
- Transferred from Georgia State to Cincinnati in 2026.
Damaine Wilson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dell McGee and Scott Satterfield. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Western Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202411 games
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Coconut Creek
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Cincinnati
Played his entire career under Scott Satterfield.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Cincinnati
2025Georgia State
2026Cincinnati
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Georgia State3-9HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2026Cincinnati2-0HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
35 · #413 of 571 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #413 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 39 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 61 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 62–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Braylan Lovelace’s 2023 season.
80%match
Matches Braylan on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to John Curry's freshman season at Texas Tech (2024).
82%match
Matches John on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Damaine Wilson
The linebacker corps · Cincinnati
- #12Filip Maciorowski76 tackles · 2025
- #22Jonathan Thompson67 tackles · 2025
- #3Antwan Peek Jr.49 tackles · 2025
- #31Simeon Coleman39 tackles · 2025
- #9Damaine Wilson11 tackles · 2025
10 more on the roster · Cincinnati team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology