0 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 10 ended UTEP’s drive (int).
0 tackles
1 interception
2 drives ended on one of his plays
Fourth quarterbegan up 17-7
3rd & 10✕Interception1
3rd & 10○Broken up1
FinalW 31-7
a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurry
1
Intercepted on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, up 17-7. Ended UTEP’s drive (int).
His game this year: taking the ball away — 5 interceptions in the 9 games with play by play.
How North Dakota State’s defense played that day
UTEP’s 10 drives: 9 stopped (3 takeaways) · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 7. His interception came with North Dakota State up 10.
Interceptions51st in the Mountain West this season; tied for 46th among current FBS players over the whole career (5).
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 -29 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%2 pass breakups
Interceptions
5interceptions
Tackle volume
23tackles this season
23 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
Teams and coaches
2026North Dakota State7-2HC: Tim Polasek · Run-leaning
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 91 (#10 of 344). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: interceptions (100th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (10th percentile).
Box-score production (8)
Interceptions#1 / 557 · 100th pct
5
Passes defended#465 / 2515 · 74th pct
2
Tackles#1110 / 2515 · 54th pct
23
Solo tackles#1113 / 2515 · 54th pct
12
Forced fumbles#24 / 440 · 47th pct
0
Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct
0.0
QB hurries#1214 / 2515 · 26th pct
0
Tackles for loss#2000 / 2515 · 10th pct
0.0
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 · 9 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home5g
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
Road4g
3.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-77g
2.6
0.0
0.0
0.3
Weeks 8+2g
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
40.7%
236 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
64.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
23 tackles in 9 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
91 · #10 of 344 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #10 at the position.
Starter
The No. 2,771 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mountain West.
First season at North Dakota State, 9 games
2026 North Dakota State Polasek
Year 1 · 9 games
High school James Madison Memorial
Madison, WI · Class of 2025
Three-star, No. 2,771 in the 2025 class. Signed with North Dakota State.