Emmanuel Mcneil-Warren

Former safety at Toledo. 2025: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 77 tackles.

S · Toledo · Sr. · #7

6′2″ · 202 lb · Saint Petersburg, FL

CFB Index 77 · #56 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceNational watchDrafted by Cleveland — Rd 2, Pick 26, #58 overall

On production he ranks #56 of 544 safeties; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

How he plays

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

Passes defended: 94th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

6 PBU · 77 tackles · 5.5 TFL

Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 2 tackles, vs Western Kentucky

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at Toledo. 2025: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 77 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Toledo in 2022.
Drafted round 2 by the Cleveland in 2026.
Named All-America (PFF) in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Toledo, 212 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #58 overall by Cleveland.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20224 games

Signed with Toledo3-star out of Lakewood

202513 games

The role got bigger.

All-America
All-MACfirst

2026

Drafted by Clevelandround 2, pick 58

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1376 national

CFB

College

Toledo

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #58

Cleveland · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2025)

1 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM

All-MAC 1st team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022–2024

Jason Candle

Toledo

2025

Robert Weiner

Toledo

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jason Candle → Robert Weiner. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Cleveland2026 NFL rookie season

#58Rd 2 · Pick 26

Cleveland2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Toledo9-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2023Toledo11-3HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2024Toledo8-5HC: Jason Candle · Balanced

2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

77All-Conference level #56 of 544?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Strength: tackles (94th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#144 / 2975 · 94th pct

Tackles#179 / 2975 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#322 / 2975 · 89th pct

Tackles for loss#477 / 2975 · 83rd pct

5.5

QB hurries#457 / 2975 · 82nd pct

Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct

Sacks#1367 / 2975 · 51st pct

0.5

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.3	0.6	0.0	0.3
Road7g	7.3	0.3	0.1	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.1	0.4	0.1	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	6.8	0.4	0.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Jacobs

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

National watch / fringe AA

In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

77 · #56 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #56 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Toledo	77	36	5.5	0.5	6	2	--
2024	Toledo	61	35	1.5	0.5	4	1	--
2023	Toledo	68	32	4.0	0.0	3	2	--
2022	Toledo	6	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		212	105	11.0	1.0	13	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 45–21

vs Western Kentucky

1 SOLO · 2 TOT · 1 TD

Dominant 24-point win at home against Western Kentucky.

With T. Gleason — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car) · C. Trayanum — 163 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 16-24@ Kentucky	11	8	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 45-21vs Western Kentucky	2	1	1.0	0.0	1	1
Wk 3	W 60-0vs Morgan State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 13-14@ Western Michigan	8	6	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 5	W 45-3vs Akron	5	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 23-28@ Bowling Green	5	4	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 45-10vs Kent State	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 7-28@ Washington State	13	6	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 11	W 42-3vs Northern Illinois	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	W 24-3@ Miami (OH)	4	1	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 38-9vs Ball State	8	3	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 21-3@ Central Michigan	6	2	0.0	0.0	1	2
Bowl	L 22-27@ Louisville	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		77	36	5.5	0.5	2	6

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Emmanuel Mcneil-Warren

20224 games

202513 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

National watch / fringe AA

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Rover

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