Senior defensive back on Syracuse's 2022 roster.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Manlius, NY
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
CB recruit
No. 926 nationally · Signed with Syracuse
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Syracuse's roster.
Eric Coley
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fifth year in the Syracuse secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Florida State, Week 11, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Syracuse, 92 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dino Babers.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Dino Babers — 28-33 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #428 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 31–7
vs Louisville
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 24-point win at home against Louisville.
With G. Shrader — 237 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.3 · 95 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · S. Tucker — 98 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 22-20vs Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-0vs Wagner | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 9-19@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 3-38vs Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 32-23@ Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Art Green’s 2021 season.
Matches Art on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Cheek's senior season at Boston College (2023).
Matches Jalen on
Player DNA