Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-21vs Ohio | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Dwayne McDougle
Senior safety on Nebraska's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 210 lb · Oakland, CA
CFB Index 70 · #99 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred San Diego State → Nebraska for 2026
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.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 2364 nationally · Signed with Northern Arizona
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Nebraska's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Arizona in 2022.
- Transferred from San Diego State to Nebraska in 2026.
Dwayne McDougle
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Sean Lewis and Matt Rhule. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Bowling Green — Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Northern Arizona3-star out of McClymonds
202512 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Nebraska
2025San Diego State
2026Nebraska
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
2026Nebraska2-0HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
70 · #99 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #99 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nebraska | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 47 | 26 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 56 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 56–7
7 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 49-point win at home against Bowling Green.
With A. Colandrea — 222 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.8 · 33 rush yds (4 car) · J. Barney Jr. — 8 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Collin Duncan’s 2021 season.
87%match
Matches Collin on
Height
Tackle volume
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Khalil Barnes's junior season at Clemson (2025).
Matches Khalil on
Class year
TFL rate
Weight
The secondary · Nebraska
- #21Rex Guthrie63 tackles · 2025
- #37Donovan Jones59 tackles · 2025
- #26Dwayne McDougle47 tackles · 2025
- #10Andrew Marshall45 tackles · 2025
- #22Victor Evans III41 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Nebraska team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology