Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-47@ Vanderbilt | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Emari Pait
Freshman defensive back on Fresno State's 2022 roster.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Los Angeles, CA
CFB Index 30 · #184 of 321 cornersLow confidenceFresno State 2022 alumnus
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. 1535 nationally · Signed with Fresno State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive back on Fresno State's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2021.
Emari Pait
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two seasons at Fresno State, two different head coaches: Lee Marks and Jeff Tedford. The receipt: 6 tackles against Vanderbilt — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Fresno State, 26 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
202111 games
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of Culver City
2023
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Fresno State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2022
2 coaches2021
Lee Marks
Fresno State
Coaching transition mid-career: Lee Marks → Jeff Tedford. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Fresno State10-3HC: Lee Marks · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
30 · #184 of 321 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #184 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fresno State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 25 | 17 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 17 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2021 production profile sits closest to Cole Bishop’s 2021 season.
14%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 28
Matches Cole on
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Cole on
Class year (lower)
Tackle volume (lower)
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Alonzo Jackson Jr.'s freshman season at Louisiana Tech (2025).
Matches Alonzo on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Height
Differs from Alonzo on
TFL rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology