Vanderbilt · W 21-15
No tackles.
Pleasant has tackles in 7 of Auburn’s 8 games: none against Vanderbilt.
Rayshawn Pleasant
The four seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall, Hugh Freeze and Alex Golesh. SEC Special Teams Player of the Week in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tennessee — Week 5, 2026.
25 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-24@ No. 17 Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ No. 1 Georgia | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-38vs No. 18 LSU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-45@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this season25 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
47.9%
264 pass / 287 run
Plays / game
68.9
8 games
Team sack rate
10.9%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #239 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #8 of 22 SEC CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 30 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
named by 1 selector
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2024)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2024)
3 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Fritz, Jon Sumrall, Hugh Freeze, D.J. Durkin and Alex Golesh.
