Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Norfolk State | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Mario Easterly
Senior safety for Old Dominion. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 196 lb · Harrisburg, PA · Bishop McDevitt
CFB Index 66 · #135 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Old Dominion 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.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
10 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 6 tackles, vs Norfolk State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety for Old Dominion. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2022.
- 1 interception in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
Mario Easterly
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his fifth year in the same secondary at Old Dominion. The receipt: 4 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20223 games
- Signed with Old Dominion3-star out of Bishop McDevitt
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Old Dominion
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Old Dominion
Played his entire career under Ricky Rahne.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 25-27 over that span.
2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2023Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning
2024Old Dominion5-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning
2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy
2026Old Dominion1-1HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceSustained Ascent
Concern: solo tackles (1st 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: 5.0 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
Ricky Rahne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
66 · #135 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #135 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #12 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Old Dominion | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 80 | 23 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 43 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 149 | 48 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–10
6 TOT · 1 INT · 1 YDS
Dominant 21-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With Q. Henicle — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 68 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · I. Brandt — 45 AVG · 46 LONG · 2 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Old Dominion
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Old Dominion
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (15 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Old Dominion · Last season: 10-3 · Talent rank #122 · 2026 recruiting class #96
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zion Childress’s 2021 season.
Matches Zion on
Interceptions
Weight
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kentrell Webb's senior season at Houston (2025).
Matches Kentrell on
PD rate
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Mario Easterly
The secondary · Old Dominion
- #3Mario Easterly80 tackles · 2025
- #1Zion Frink60 tackles · 2025
- #2Nickendre Stiger46 tackles · 2025
- #19Lucas Struck46 tackles · 2025
- #2Daevon Iles37 tackles · 2025
26 more on the roster · Old Dominion team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology