Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Damarius McGhee
Senior defensive back on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 183 lb · Pensacola, FL · Pensacola Catholic
CFB Index 21 · #318 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Florida Atlantic 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
4★
CB recruit
No. 192 nationally · Signed with LSU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2021.
- Transferred from Kansas to Florida Atlantic in 2025.
Damarius McGhee
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Ed Orgeron, Lance Leipold and Zach Kittley. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Florida, Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with LSU4-star out of Pensacola Catholic
2023
- Entered the portal
202510 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coaches2021
Florida Atlantic
2025–2026era →
Zach Kittley
Florida Atlantic
Played under 4 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021LSU6-7HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced
2023Kansas9-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2025Florida Atlantic4-8HC: Zach Kittley · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
2026Florida Atlantic1-1HC: Zach Kittley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Zach Kittley
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
21 · #318 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #318 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #27 of 28 American Athletic DBs
How the All-AAC 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 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 30 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | LSU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida Atlantic
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Florida Atlantic
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #98 · 2026 recruiting class #130
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Amir Wallace’s 2024 season.
Matches Amir on
PD rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ar'mani Johnson's junior season at SMU (2022).
91%match
Matches Ar'mani on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Damarius McGhee
Background
At Florida Atlantic Graduate (2026) Named to preseason All-Conference fourth teams by Phil Steele and Athlon Sports Fifth Year (2025) Joined the Owls ahead of fall camp Added two tackles and a pass breakup in the Owls' season opener at Maryland Recorded two tackle assists in the Owls' home season...
The secondary · Florida Atlantic
- #22Jayden Sweeney41 tackles · 2025
- #11Gavench Marcelin32 tackles · 2025
- #4Damarius McGhee30 tackles · 2025
- #12Jay Crable28 tackles · 2025
- #5Deshaun Batiste23 tackles · 2025
28 more on the roster · Florida Atlantic team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology