Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-45vs Miami | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Scotty Edwards
Senior safety on Stanford's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Holladay, UT · Olympus
CFB Index 59 · #187 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Stanford 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★
ATH recruit
No. 1999 nationally · Signed with Stanford
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Stanford's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stanford in 2020.
Scotty Edwards
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Five seasons at Stanford, four different head coaches: David Shaw, Troy Taylor, Frank Reich and Tavita Pritchard. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Miami, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Signed with Stanford3-star out of Olympus
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Stanford
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coaches2022
Stanford
2023–2024era →
Troy Taylor
Stanford
2025era →
Frank Reich
Stanford
2026era →
Tavita Pritchard
Stanford
Played under 4 different head coaches: David Shaw, Troy Taylor, Frank Reich, and Tavita Pritchard. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced
2023Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Balanced
2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning
2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced
2026Stanford1-1HC: Tavita Pritchard · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium 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: 3.0 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
Tavita Pritchard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
59 · #187 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #187 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #7 of 25 ACC Ss
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Stanford
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Stanford
Returning around him
- 2 Stanford players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (6 in / 12 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Stanford · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #50 · 2026 recruiting class #37
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mitch Leigber’s 2024 season.
94%match
Matches Mitch on
PD rate
TFL rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Mitch Leigber's senior season at Stanford (2024).
100%match
Matches Mitch on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Scotty Edwards
The secondary · Stanford
- #21Scotty Edwards54 tackles · 2025
- #5Jaivion Green38 tackles · 2025
- #39Charlie Eckhardt34 tackles · 2025
- #9Brandon Nicholson27 tackles · 2025
- #6Darrius Davis26 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Stanford team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology