Senior safety for TCU. 2018: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 18 tackles.
5′10″ · 183 lb · Arlington, TX
The story
4 safety for TCU. 2018: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 18 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearNiko Small
He has spent three seasons in the TCU secondary. The receipt: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Ohio State — Week 3, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at TCU, 138 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gary Patterson.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Gary Patterson — 24-16 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (19th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2018 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2018
W 31–24
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-7vs Southern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 42-12@ SMU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-40vs Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-31@ Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-24vs Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Bowl | W 10-7vs California | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 18 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Player DNA