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Heisman / Players / Myles Mooyoung /Coastal Carolina

Myles Mooyoung

CB · Coastal Carolina · Sr · #8

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

36 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Coastal Carolina for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Coastal Carolina for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Cornerback · Coastal Carolina

Returning around him

  • 97% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -10 net (33 in / 43 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #91

CB · COASTAL CAROLINA · SUN BELT

Myles Mooyoung

  • 4
  • #8
  • 5-11 | 195 lb
  • Chicago, IL

CFB Zeitgeist Score

40

Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 78th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#6314

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP DB AWARD

Jim Thorpe

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R06 · Starter

Starter. A locked-in starting role.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2194 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionCB
Class4
Jersey8
Measurements5-11 | 195 lb
HometownChicago, IL
Primary teamCoastal Carolina

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 2194 recruit
Composite rating 0.8117 HighSchool
Signed with Miami 2021
Origin Wylie E. Groves Birmingham, MI, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8117 No. 2194 recruit | HighSchool | Miami

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Coastal Carolina 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Dec 26, 2024
Season Move Context
2025 Miami -> Coastal Carolina 3-star | 0.8200 | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#6314Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#6367Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Miami

Composite

0.8117

#2194 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Myles Mooyoung

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Myles Mooyoung

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 9g
36Tackles
0.5Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
4Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
52Tackles
0.7Tackles for loss
0Sacks

To hit 80-tackle season (currently 36): needs 11/game over remaining 4.

To hit 100-tackle season (currently 36): needs 16/game over remaining 4.

To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 1.5/game over remaining 4.

To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 2.5/game over remaining 4.

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Myles Mooyoung is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Coastal Carolina's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, and 1 interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #6314 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 36 21 solo | #1060/4942 (79th pct)
TFL 0.5 Backfield disruption | #2658/4972 (47th pct)
Sacks 0.0 Pass-rush finish | #1762/4972 (65th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Defensive contributor against FBS defenders.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
36 79th
SOLO
21 79th
TFL
0.5 47th
SACK
0.0 65th

Coverage & Takeaways

PD
3 76th
INT
1 65th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1L 7-48@ Virginia820.50.02Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 2W 13-0vs Charleston Southern320.00.00
Wk 3L 0-38vs East Carolina550.00.00
Wk 4W 38-20@ South Alabama760.00.00
Wk 6L 7-47@ Old Dominion410.00.00
Wk 8W 45-37@ App State300.00.00
Wk 11W 40-27vs Georgia State440.00.00
Wk 12L 40-45@ Georgia Southern1
BowlL 14-23@ Louisiana Tech210.00.01
Total36210.50.013
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning
SeasonTeam
2025Coastal Carolina36210.50.031--
2024Miami210.00.0--1--
Career2 loaded seasons38220.50.032--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

INT 1 0 pick-six TD | #308/869 (65th pct)
Pass breakups 3 Coverage disruption | #521/2184 (76th pct)
QB pressures 0 Quarterback hurries
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0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 36 #1060/4942 79th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 0.5 #2658/4972 47th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 0.0 #1762/4972 65th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Interceptions 1 #308/869 65th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Defense Pass breakups 3 #521/2184 76th pct Coveragevs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 21 #959/4584 79th pct Volumevs FBS DEF

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home3g4.00.00.00.0
Road6g4.00.10.00.5

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins4g4.20.00.00.0
Losses5g3.80.10.00.6

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-76g4.80.10.00.5
Weeks 8+3g2.30.00.00.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the CB cohort

40Mid-pack
7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (18th).

Passes defended#517 / 2975 · 78th pct
3defe
Solo tackles#959 / 2975 · 67th pct
21defe
Tackles#1060 / 2975 · 64th pct
36defe
Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct
1inte
Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct
0.0defe
QB hurries#1662 / 2975 · 22nd pct
0defe
Tackles for loss#2332 / 2975 · 18th pct
0.5defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · CB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Myles MooyoungCoastal CarolinaTyler MartinMassachusetts· 77% simTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 75% simBrevin HamblinUtah State· 69% sim
Passes defended
78
Mooyoung
67
Martin
91
Ra-El
98
Hamblin
Solo tackles
67
Mooyoung
87
Martin
100
Ra-El
99
Hamblin
Tackles
64
Mooyoung
98
Martin
99
Ra-El
99
Hamblin
Interceptions
31
Mooyoung
31
Martin
31
Hamblin
Sacks
24
Mooyoung
24
Martin
24
Ra-El
74
Hamblin
QB hurries
22
Mooyoung
22
Martin
22
Ra-El
22
Hamblin
Tackles for loss
18
Mooyoung
63
Martin
56
Ra-El
56
Hamblin

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Cover Corner

Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryce Hampton’s 2022 season.

Bryce Hampton

86%match

Purdue · 2022

#2

JaTravis Broughton

TCU · 2024

85%
#3

Justin Weaver

Army · 2025

86%
#4

Teldrick Ross

Middle Tennessee · 2023

All-Conference USA
83%
#5

Adrian Cole

Florida International · 2023

83%

Matches Bryce on

PD rate
Height
Weight

Differs from Bryce on

Class year (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Chukwuneke's sophomore season at James Madison (2023).

Chris Chukwuneke

99%match

James Madison · 2023

#2

Gunner Maldonado

Arizona · 2021

98%
#3

Corey Hightower

New Mexico · 2021

98%
#4

Rolliann Sturkey

Central Michigan · 2021

96%
#5

Justin Weaver

Army · 2025

93%

Matches Chris on

Class year
Height
Interceptions

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Tim Beck

Pass share

46.3%

399 pass / 463 run

Plays / game

66.3

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.2%

290 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Tim Beck
Coastal Carolina
2025
Tim Beck
Coastal Carolina

Played his entire career under Tim Beck.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownChicago, IL
Height5'11"
Weight195 lb
Class4
PositionCB
Jersey8

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Miami CB4 #6314 #6367 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | ACC
2023 Miami CB4 #10973 #10697 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | ACC
2022 Miami CB4 #11830 #11779 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | ACC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt CB 4 No. 8 | 5-11 | 195 lb | Chicago, IL
2024 Miami ACC CB 4 No. 8 | 5-11 | 195 lb | Chicago, IL
2023 Miami ACC CB 4 No. 8 | 5-11 | 195 lb | Chicago, IL
2022 Miami ACC CB 4 No. 8 | 5-11 | 195 lb | Chicago, IL