Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jonathan Smith and Ryan Carty. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 9, 2026.
31 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Interceptions31st in the Conference USA this season.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakups
Interceptions
3interceptions
Tackle volume
31tackles this season
TFL rate
3%1 TFL
31 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 3 interceptions.
Teams and coaches
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Delaware4-4HC: Ryan Carty · Balanced
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 73 (#77 of 537). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home4g
2.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
Road4g
5.5
0.2
0.0
0.0
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-76g
3.8
0.2
0.0
0.2
Weeks 8+2g
4.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Pass share
53.3%
278 pass / 244 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
31 tackles in 8 games
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
73 · #77 of 537 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #77 at the position.
Starter
The No. 1,225 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Conference USA as a sophomore.
Two seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
2026 Delaware Carty
Year 2 · 8 games
Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portal
Michigan State to Delaware
2025 Michigan State Smith
Year 1 · 1 game
High school South Sumter
Bushnell, FL · Class of 2025
Three-star, No. 1,225 in the 2025 class. Signed with Michigan State.