Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#4
Micah Harper
Senior safety on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 189 lb · Chandler, AZ · Basha
CFB Index 47 · #272 of 493 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Iowa State 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. 2135 nationally · Signed with BYU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to BYU in 2020.
- Transferred from BYU to Montana in 2025.
Micah Harper
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Southeast Missouri State, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20208 games
- Signed with BYU3-star out of Basha
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020BYU11-1HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium 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: 1.0 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
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
47 · #272 of 493 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #272 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | BYU | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | BYU | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | BYU | 58 | 33 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | BYU | 25 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 95 | 55 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Bryce Jackson’s 2022 season.
Matches Bryce on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dayne Hodge's sophomore season at Tulsa (2024).
Matches Dayne on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Micah Harper
Background
Awards & Honors Honorable Mention Freshman All-American – College Football News (2022) Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (2022) Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S26) 2025 (at Montana) Started all 15 games in helping the Griz to FCS Playoff semifinals … had 45 tackles, including one tackle...
The secondary · Iowa State
- #2Braden Awls48 tackles · 2025
- #1Keyon Washington37 tackles · 2025
- #6Drew Surges26 tackles · 2025
- #43Caden Matson15 tackles · 2025
- #4Micah Harper1 game · 2026
17 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology