Drake Vickers
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at Oregon State: Jonathan Smith, Trent Bray and JaMarcus Shephard. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Montana — Week 3, 2026.
33 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 33 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ No. 23 Houston | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs No. 13 Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-17vs Montana | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 33-7@ UTEP | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-26@ Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 66-14vs San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-30vs Washington State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-38@ Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 22-38 at Fresno State, play by play
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 1 interception, 1 forced fumble in the 8 games with play by play.
How Oregon State’s defense played that day
Fresno State’s 11 drives: 5 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 5.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Colorado State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Third quarter, up 35-14. Ended Colorado State’s drive (int).
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Houston’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 9-7. Ended Houston’s drive (fumble).
Week 3 · 2026
W 52-17
vs Montana
0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 5 solo tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against Montana.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL33 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Pass share
67.7%
614 pass / 293 run
Plays / game
113.4
8 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Jonathan Smith, Trent Bray, Robb Akey, and JaMarcus Shephard. Multi-era developmental context.
