Former linebacker at Auburn. 2024: 5 tackles.
6′0″ · 226 lb · North Fort Myers, FL
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
OLB recruit
No. 993 nationally · Signed with Maryland
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Auburn. 2024: 5 tackles.
Fa'Najae Gotay
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Across six seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Matt Canada, Mike Locksley and Hugh Freeze. The receipt: 3 tackles against Alabama A&M — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Auburn, 133 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2024
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, Cadillac Williams, and Hugh Freeze. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
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
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #181 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs Alabama A&M | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-19vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-14vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Leo Lowin’s 2021 season.
Matches Leo on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Ayden Hector's graduate season at Colorado State (2023).
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Player DNA