Former defensive back at UCF. 2024: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 32 tackles.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Rockledge, FL
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
ATH recruit
No. 170 nationally · Signed with Auburn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at UCF. 2024: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 32 tackles.
Ladarius Tennison
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across five seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, Lane Kiffin and Gus Malzahn. The receipt: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Colorado — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at UCF, 162 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Josh Heupel → Gus Malzahn. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: sacks (25th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #338 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 35–34
at TCU
7 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Edged out TCU on the road in a shootout.
With K. Jefferson — 230 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.6 · 46 rush yds (9 car) · R. Harvey — 180 rush yds (29 car) · 2 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 57-3vs New Hampshire | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-34@ TCU | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 21-48vs Colorado | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-19vs Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38@ Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 56-12vs Arizona | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-28vs Utah | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interceptions. 2 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.
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Loren Strickland’s 2023 season.
Matches Loren on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Coco Azema's graduate season at Northwestern (2024).
Matches Coco on
Player DNA