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Maddix Blackwell

Senior defensive back for Central Michigan. 2025: 1 interception, 42 tackles.

DB · Central Michigan · Sr. · #17

5′10″ · 190 lb · Bloomington, IN

CFB Index 36 · #393 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Central Michigan for 2026

How he plays

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

Solo tackles: 77th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interception · 2025

42 tackles

Best game: 1 INT, 6 tackles, vs Eastern Michigan

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Central Michigan. 2025: 1 interception, 42 tackles.

Transferred from Indiana State to Central Michigan in 2025.

His career, year by year

Maddix Blackwell

DB · Central Michigan · Sr · #17

Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Maddix Blackwell arrived at Central Michigan from Indiana State. The receipt: 5 tackles against Kent State — Week 13, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

36Below cohort / limited sample #393 of 544?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#649 / 2975 · 77th pct

Tackles#834 / 2975 · 71st pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

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QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

Tackles for loss#2548 / 2975 · 7th pct

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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

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road7g	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Drinkall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #393 of 544 safeties

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-MAC

Based on 2025: #30 of 40 Mid-American DBs

How the All-MAC estimate is computed

15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Central Michigan	42	27	0.0	0.0	--	1	--
Career		42	27	0.0	0.0	--	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 49–10

vs Wagner

4 TOT · 2 SOLO

Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.

With J. Labas — 241 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.5 · 7 rush yds (1 car) · N. Biggins — 15 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	Note
Wk 2	L 17-45@ Pittsburgh	3	3	—
Wk 3	L 3-63@ Michigan	2	2	—
Wk 4	W 49-10vs Wagner	4	2	—
Wk 5	W 24-13vs Eastern Michigan	6	4	1	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 6	L 22-28@ Akron	3	3	—
Wk 8	W 27-6@ Bowling Green	3	1	—
Wk 9	W 38-13vs Massachusetts	3	2	—
Wk 10	L 21-24@ Western Michigan	4	3	—
Wk 12	W 38-19vs Buffalo	5	2	—
Wk 13	W 28-16@ Kent State	5	3	—
Wk 14	L 3-21vs Toledo	2	0	—
Bowl	L 7-34@ Northwestern	2	2	—
Total		42	27	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Maddix Blackwell

202512 games

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Hybrid Nickel