Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Rated a two-star prospect, with three seasons of snaps at Texas State since. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against UTSA — Week 2, 2026.
29 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Daedae HillFlorida Atlantic · 2022 · 86% season match
Interceptions1tied for 10th in the Pac-12 this season.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -1 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakups
Interceptions
1interceptions
Tackle volume
29tackles this season
TFL rate
0%0 TFL
29 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 19-15 over that span.
2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State4-4HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 58 (#200 of 544). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (10th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Passes defended#241 / 2515 · 86th pct
3
Tackles#749 / 2515 · 69th pct
29
Solo tackles#1499 / 2515 · 38th pct
9
Interceptions#144 / 557 · 37th pct
1
Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct
0.0
QB hurries#1214 / 2515 · 26th pct
0
Tackles for loss#2000 / 2515 · 10th 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
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home3g
7.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
Road1g
6.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-74g
7.2
0.0
0.0
0.8
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
40.9%
242 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
74.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
29 tackles in 4 games
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Texas State
2026 is in progress.
2026 Texas State Kinne
Year 3 · 4 games
Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portal
2025 Texas State Kinne
Year 2 · 11 games
2024 Texas State Kinne
Year 1 · 12 games
Before college
Signed with Texas State in 2024 as a 2-star junior college recruit out of Hutchinson C.C., No. 224 in the country.