Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-15vs Towson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-38@ Florida Atlantic | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Giuseppe Sessi
Senior safety on Navy's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 204 lb · San Antonio, TX
CFB Index 50 · #272 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Navy 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.
Giuseppe Sessi
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent three seasons in the Navy secondary. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 2, 2026.
11 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.
2023
- Signed with Navyout of Reagan
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Navy
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Navy
Played his entire career under Brian Newberry.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Brian Newberry — 22-6 over that span.
2024Navy10-3HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Navy11-2HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy
2026Navy1-1HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceReinvented
Concern: solo tackles (3rd 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: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
50 · #272 of 544 safeties
Unranked recruit. Now #272 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #20 of 38 American Athletic Ss
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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 1 · 2026
W 42–15
vs Towson
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 27-point win at home against Towson.
With B. Woodson — 21 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 200 rush yds (23 car) · 3 TD · J. Carlson — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 43 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
Navy
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Navy
Returning around him
- 2 Navy players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (0 in / 3 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Navy · Last season: 11-2 (AP #22) · Talent rank #138 · 2026 recruiting class #137
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 Fred Peters’s 2021 season.
Matches Fred on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Koa Naotala's sophomore season at Old Dominion (2024).
80%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Koa on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Giuseppe Sessi
The secondary · Navy
- #16Giuseppe Sessi81 tackles · 2025
- #6Phillip Hamilton49 tackles · 2025
- #3Ira Oniha24 tackles · 2025
- #28Bryce Allen13 tackles · 2025
- #13Cam Robinson10 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Navy team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology