Cornerback on Kansas's 2017 roster.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Dallas, TX
The story
2017 cornerback on Kansas's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDerrick Neal
Four seasons at Kansas, two different head coaches: Charlie Weis and David Beaty. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Central Michigan, Week 2, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas, 37 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Weis → David Beaty. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (8th 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
2017 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017
W 38–16
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 22-point win at home against Southeast Missouri State.
With P. Bender — 364 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 73.0 · -11 rush yds (3 car) · S. Sims Jr. — -3 rush yds (1 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Southeast Missouri State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-45vs Central Michigan | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 30-42@ Ohio | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-56vs West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Player DNA