Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Nicholas Deloach Jr.
Senior cornerback on Missouri's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Cahokia, IL
CFB Index 23 · #281 of 327 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Missouri 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★
WR recruit
No. 903 nationally · Signed with Missouri
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Missouri's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Missouri in 2023.
Nicholas Deloach Jr.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Missouri. The receipt: 2 tackles against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Missouri3-star out of Cahokia
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Missouri
Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 31-10 over that span.
2023Missouri11-2HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low 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: 2.0 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
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
23 · #281 of 327 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #281 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Missouri
Returning around him
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #34
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to KK Meier’s 2023 season.
89%match
Matches KK on
Height
PD rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Trent McDuffie's sophomore season at Washington (2021).
83%match
All-Pac-12NFL Rd 1 · Pk 21
Matches Trent on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Nicholas Deloach Jr.
The secondary · Missouri
- #15Santana Banner59 tackles · 2025
- #1Chris Graves33 tackles · 2025
- #7Kensley Louidor-Faustin20 tackles · 2025
- #22Elijah Dotson11 tackles · 2025
- #24Nicholas Deloach Jr.8 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology