Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Washington State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#3
Emmanuel Karnley
Junior cornerback on Washington's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 188 lb · Antioch, CA · Las Lomas HS
CFB Index 62 · #121 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Virginia → Washington 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★
CB recruit
No. 836 nationally · Signed with Arizona
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Washington's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2023.
- Transferred from Virginia to Washington in 2026.
Emmanuel Karnley
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Emmanuel Karnley has played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Washington State, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Arizona3-star out of Las Lomas
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Washington
Played his entire career under Jedd Fisch.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Washington
2025Virginia
2026Washington
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Washington2-0HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceAscending
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). 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 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 2.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
62 · #121 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #121 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia | 26 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 45 | 32 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 24–10
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 PD
With D. Williams Jr. — 268 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.7 · 61 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · H. Green — 50 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 64 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Emmanuel Karnley’s 2024 season.
75%match
Matches Emmanuel on
Weight
Height
PD rate
Differs from Emmanuel on
Tackle volume (higher)
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to DJ Bell's sophomore season at Memphis (2024).
Matches DJ on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Emmanuel Karnley
Background
Joins the UW roster having spent the 2025 season at Virginia … played in all 14 games, starting 10, as the Cavaliers went 11-3, appeared in the ACC Championship Game and beat Missouri in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl … totaled 26 tackles and broke up eight passes … also had two tackles for loss and in...
The secondary · Washington
- #7Alex McLaughlin94 tackles · 2025
- #4Rylon Dillard-Allen40 tackles · 2025
- #3Emmanuel Karnley26 tackles · 2025
- #2Rahshawn Clark21 tackles · 2025
- #6Dylan Robinson16 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · Washington team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology