Myles Sims

Senior defensive back for Georgia Tech. 2023: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 29 tackles.

DB · Georgia Tech · Sr.

6′3″ · 190 lb · Atlanta, GA

CFB Index 46 · #189 of 339 cornersLow confidenceGeorgia Tech 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 170 nationally · Signed with Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Georgia Tech. 2023: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 29 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Georgia Tech, 130 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with Michigan4-star out of Westlake

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#170 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

3 coaches

2018

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech

2019–2021

Geoff Collins

Georgia Tech

era →

2022–2023

Brent Key

Georgia Tech

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Paul Johnson, Geoff Collins, and Brent Key. Multi-era developmental context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Michigan10-3HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy

2019Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Georgia Tech3-7HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

2021Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

2022Georgia Tech5-7HC: Brent Key · Balanced

2023Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

46Rotational starter #189 of 339?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#254 / 2842 · 89th pct

Solo tackles#1167 / 2842 · 58th pct

Tackles#1360 / 2842 · 51st pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

Tackles for loss#1868 / 2842 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th 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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road6g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+4g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

46 · #189 of 339 corners

Former four-star. Now #189 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Georgia Tech	29	18	1.0	5	1	--
2022	Georgia Tech	43	28	1.0	3	1	--
2021	Georgia Tech	25	18	1.0	3	--	--
2020	Georgia Tech	15	13	1.0	2	--	--
2019	Georgia Tech	16	15	0.0	3	--	--
2018	Michigan	2	1	0.0	--	--	--
Career		130	93	4.0	16	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 23–20

at Miami

1 PD · 1 REC

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

With D. Shanahan — 45 AVG · 58 LONG · 6 NO · H. King — 151 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 59.4 · 46 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 48-13vs South Carolina State	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 23-48@ Ole Miss	2	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 30-16@ Wake Forest	10	6	0.0	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 5	L 27-38vs Bowling Green	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 23-20@ Miami	0	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 23-38vs Boston College	4	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 46-42vs North Carolina	4	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 45-17@ Virginia	1	1	1.0	1	0
Wk 11	L 21-42@ Clemson	4	2	0.0	—	1
Bowl	W 30-17@ UCF	2	2	0.0	—	1
Total		29	18	1.0	1	5

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

Myles Sims

2018

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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