Senior defensive end for Air Force. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.
6′7″ · 270 lb · Tomball, TX
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
sacks · 2025
0.5 TFL · 20 tackles
Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, at Utah State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Air Force. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 20 tackles.
How he plays
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Sacks: 51st percentile.
The full scouting readDaniel Grobe
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. He has spent three seasons in the Air Force defensive front. The receipt: 4 tackles against Navy — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 18-19 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (17th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #8 of 8 Mountain West DEs
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 30-49@ Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 37-49vs Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-44vs Hawai'i | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-34@ Navy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 48-51@ UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-20vs Army | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 26-16@ San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-26@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-21@ Colorado State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
2026 Outlook
Air Force
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Air Force
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #137 · 2026 recruiting class #136
Player DNA
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Michael Fletcher’s 2022 season.
Matches Michael on
Differs from Michael on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaac Smith's junior season at Michigan State (2025).
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