Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#30
Ethan Minter
Junior safety on Virginia's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Chester, VA · Thomas Dale
CFB Index 50 · #269 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Virginia 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. 1898 nationally · Signed with Virginia
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Virginia's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia in 2024.
Ethan Minter
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent three seasons in the Virginia secondary. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Norfolk State — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20248 games
- Signed with Virginia3-star out of Thomas Dale
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Virginia
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Virginia
Played his entire career under Tony Elliott.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Tony Elliott — 18-10 over that span.
2024Virginia5-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced
2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
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
50 · #269 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #269 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #9 of 25 ACC Ss
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–3
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (31 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #53 · 2026 recruiting class #111
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaden Harris’s 2024 season.
86%match
Matches Jaden on
Interceptions
PD rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Adrian Wilson's sophomore season at Washington State (2024).
90%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 2
Matches Adrian on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Ethan Minter
The secondary · Virginia
- #23Jaylen Jones66 tackles · 2025
- #18Jalen McNair50 tackles · 2025
- #6Brandyn Hillman49 tackles · 2025
- #30Ethan Minter47 tackles · 2025
- #10Jacobie Henderson39 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology