Ja'Bril Rawls
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Florida State secondary. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against SMU — Week 1, 2026.
34 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Ja'Bril Rawls vs New Mexico State.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 34 | 23 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 40 | 22 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 91 | 58 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs No. 19 SMU | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-50@ No. 10 Alabama | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7vs Central Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-7vs Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-44@ Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-43@ No. 3 Miami | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-36vs Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 23 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-36 vs Clemson, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Florida State’s defense played that day
Clemson’s 13 drives: 5 stopped · 8 scored. While the game was within a score they held 2 of 7.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
8 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 11-yard loss. First quarter, up 7-0.
9 tackles.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -13 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFL34 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Mike Norvell — 23-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
43.1%
219 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
63.5
8 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #204 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Norvell.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
