Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Iowa | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#18
David Coffey
Sophomore cornerback on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Chicago, IL · De La Salle
Returning to Iowa State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 895 nationally · Signed with Iowa State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2024.
David Coffey
David Coffey has been at Iowa State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Iowa, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of De La Salle Institute
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 3.0 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
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 19 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
Background
Awards & Honors Co-Captain (2026) Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2024) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F24, S26) 2025 Played in nine games, making a start, the first of his career, against Arizona State ... finished season with 11 tackles and two pass breakups ... had a season-high three tack...
The secondary · Iowa State
- #2Braden Awls48 tackles · 2025
- #1Keyon Washington37 tackles · 2025
- #6Drew Surges26 tackles · 2025
- #43Caden Matson15 tackles · 2025
- #18David Coffey11 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology