Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
#2
Ja'Marion Wayne
Graduate cornerback for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 207 lb · St. Louis, MO · Parkway West
CFB Index 56 · #150 of 364 cornersLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Coastal Carolina)
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.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
2 PBU · 7 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 2 tackles, vs Fordham
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2022.
- 1 interception in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
Ja'Marion Wayne
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against West Virginia — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of Parkway West
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coaches2022
Chad Staggs
Coastal Carolina
2025era →
Jeremiah Johnson
Coastal Carolina
2026era →
Ryan Beard
Coastal Carolina
Played under 4 different head coaches: Chad Staggs, Tim Beck, Jeremiah Johnson, and Ryan Beard. Multi-era developmental context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Coastal Carolina
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2023Missouri11-2HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Jeremiah Johnson · Run-leaning
2026Coastal Carolina1-1HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
56 · #150 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #150 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 59 | 41 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Missouri | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Missouri | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Missouri | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 74 | 49 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Fordham
2 TOT · 1 PD · 1 INT
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With R. Podesta — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to DeCarlos Nicholson’s 2025 season.
72%match
Matches DeCarlos on
Class year
PD rate
Differs from DeCarlos on
Tackle volume (higher)
Weight (higher)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayden Johnson's senior season at Arkansas (2024).
93%match
Matches Jayden on
Class year
Height
Weight
Background
2025 (Senior) Started all 12 games in which he appeared at cornerback Finished with 61 tackles (42 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, one interception, two forced fumbles, seven pass breakups and one blocked field goal Ranked among the team leaders with 61 tackles Recorded a career-high 11 tackles at A...
The secondary · Coastal Carolina
- #2Ja'Marion Wayne59 tackles · 2025
- #14Myles Woods46 tackles · 2025
- #12Dre Pinckney38 tackles · 2025
- #17Chris Henry10 tackles · 2025
- #45Kadon Crawford2 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Coastal Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology