Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Jordan Scruggs
Senior cornerback on Maryland's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 166 lb · Kansas City, MO · Blue Valley West
CFB Index 35 · #259 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred West Virginia → Maryland 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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 166 nationally · Joined South Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Maryland's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2024.
- Transferred from South Alabama to West Virginia in 2025.
Jordan Scruggs
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Major Applewhite, Rich Rodriguez and Mike Locksley. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against UConn, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202412 games
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of Hutchinson C.C.
202511 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Maryland
Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Maryland
2025West Virginia
2026Maryland
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024South Alabama7-6HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026Maryland2-0HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 4.0 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
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
35 · #259 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #259 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 32 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 70 | 33 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 106 | 57 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Greedy Vance’s 2024 season.
Matches Greedy on
PD rate
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tyrelle Deener's sophomore season at Eastern Michigan (2025).
Matches Tyrelle on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Background
Before Maryland: Played in 35 career games, including 20 starts Has posted 135 tackles, including 77 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and 12 pass breakups during his career 2025 (West Virginia): Played in all 12 games at cornerback and used on special teams Saw action on 610 pl...
The secondary · Maryland
- #2Lavain Scruggs64 tackles · 2025
- #6Dontay Joyner40 tackles · 2025
- #33Messiah Delhomme39 tackles · 2025
- #6Jordan Scruggs32 tackles · 2025
- #4Jamare Glasker32 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Maryland team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology