Daylen Everette

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2025: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 48 tackles.

DB · Georgia · Sr. · #6

6′1″ · 190 lb · Norfolk, VA

CFB Index 62 · #122 of 364 cornersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamDrafted by Pittsburgh — Rd 3, Pick 21, #85 overall

How he plays

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

Passes defended: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

8 PBU · 48 tackles

Best game: 2 PBU, 9 tackles, vs Ole Miss

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Georgia. 2025: 1 interception, 8 pass breakups, 48 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Georgia in 2022.
Drafted round 3 by the Pittsburgh in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Georgia, 148 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #85 overall by Pittsburgh.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20225 games

Signed with Georgia5-star out of IMG Academy

202513 games

The role got bigger.

All-SECfirst

2026

Drafted by Pittsburghround 3, pick 85

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#28 national

CFB

College

Georgia

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #85

Pittsburgh · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season

#85Rd 3 · Pick 21

Pittsburgh2026 NFL rookie season

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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 51-6 over that span.

2022Georgia15-0HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced

2024Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Pass-leaning

2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

62Quality starter #122 of 364?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (98th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (80th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#45 / 2975 · 98th pct

Solo tackles#559 / 2975 · 80th pct

Tackles#649 / 2975 · 78th pct

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct

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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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.6
Road6g	3.5	0.0	0.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.7	0.0	0.0	0.8
Weeks 8+7g	2.9	0.0	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

62 · #122 of 364 corners

Former five-star. Now #122 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Georgia	48	29	0.0	0.0	8	1	--
2024	Georgia	58	45	2.0	1.0	3	3	--
2023	Georgia	29	23	3.0	0.0	5	1	--
2022	Georgia	13	10	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		148	107	5.0	1.0	17	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 43–35

vs Ole Miss

3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD

Edged out Ole Miss at home in a shootout.

With G. Stockton — 289 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.9 · 59 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD · D. Bell — 19 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week