Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Virginia Tech — Week 3, 2026.
24 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
NEBL 23-48 at NebraskaOct. 35 tkl1 TFL, 1 INTtied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 interception, 2 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week. His interception ended Nebraska’s drive (int).
Interceptions2tied for 7th in the Big Ten this season; tied for 12th among current FBS players over the whole career (7).
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 -5 to +29 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
29%7 pass breakups
Interceptions
2interceptions
Tackle volume
24tackles this season
TFL rate
12%3 TFL
24 tackles · 3 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Teams and coaches
2023Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2026Maryland2-6HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 86 (#22 of 344). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
86All-Conference level #22 of 344· through 7 games?
7 metrics · season cumulative
through 7 games score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Strength: interceptions (83rd percentile). Concern: qb hurries (26th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Passes defended#20 / 2515 · 99th pct
7
Interceptions#50 / 557 · 83rd pct
2
Tackles for loss#591 / 2515 · 73rd pct
3.0
Solo tackles#656 / 2515 · 73rd pct
17
Tackles#1038 / 2515 · 57th pct
24
Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct
0.0
QB hurries#1214 / 2515 · 26th pct
0
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 · 7 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home5g
3.4
0.4
0.0
0.8
Road2g
3.5
0.5
0.0
1.5
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-76g
4.0
0.5
0.0
1.0
Weeks 8+1g
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
56.1%
298 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
66.4
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
24 tackles in 7 games
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
Starter
The No. 1,685 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big Ten.
Five seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
2026 Maryland Locksley
Year 5 · 7 games
2025 Maryland Locksley
Year 4 · 10 games
Dec 2024 Entered the transfer portal
Wake Forest to Maryland
2024 Wake Forest Clawson
Year 3 · 8 games
2023 Wake Forest Clawson
Year 2 · 6 games
2022 Wake Forest Clawson
Year 1 · on the roster, no stat line
High school Potomac
Oxon Hill, MD · Class of 2022
Three-star, No. 1,685 in the 2022 class. Signed with Wake Forest.