Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Vontae Floyd
Sophomore defensive back on Florida International's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Norfolk, VA
Transferred Duke → Florida International for 2026
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1556 nationally · Signed with Duke
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Florida International's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2024.
- Transferred from Duke to Florida International in 2026.
Vontae Floyd
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Buffalo, Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20246 games
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Maury
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Florida International
2026era →
Willie Simmons
Florida International
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida International
2025Duke
2026Florida International
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Duke9-4HC: Manny Diaz · Pass-leaning
2026Florida International1-1HC: Willie Simmons · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 2 games: 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
Willie Simmons
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Duke | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 33–20
vs Buffalo
Game log
The secondary · Florida International
- #1Shamir Sterlin62 tackles · 2025
- #4Wesley Miller53 tackles · 2025
- #3Demetrius Hill19 tackles · 2025
- #7Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine17 tackles · 2025
- Vontae Floyd2 games · 2026
14 more on the roster · Florida International team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology