Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#1
Zach Cody
Sophomore cornerback on Rice's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 172 lb · Coppell, TX · Coppell
CFB Index 2 · #327 of 327 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Coastal Carolina → Rice 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★
CB recruit
No. 1315 nationally · Signed with Coastal Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Rice's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Coastal Carolina in 2024.
- Transferred from Coastal Carolina to Rice in 2026.
Zach Cody
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Tim Beck, Jeremiah Johnson and Scott Abell. The receipt: 2 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20249 games
- Signed with Coastal Carolina3-star out of Coppell
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
Rice
2025–2026era →
Scott Abell
Rice
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Rice
2025Coastal Carolina
2026Rice
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Jeremiah Johnson · Run-leaning
2026Rice1-1HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low 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: 2.0 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
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
2 · #327 of 327 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #327 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Manny Stokes Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Manny on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Differs from Manny on
Tackle volume (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Eric McClain's freshman season at Ball State (2024).
Matches Eric on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zach Cody
Background
Transfer from Coastal Carolina, where he played in 16 games over two seasons. Coastal Carolina 2025 Saw action on 93 snaps on defense in addition to eight special teams plays while playing in four games (two starts) to preserve his redshirt… Credited with four tackles and one pass breakup and all...
The secondary · Rice
- #5Jerrick Harper23 tackles · 2025
- Daveon Hook16 tackles · 2025
- #4Tariq Watson12 tackles · 2025
- #20Bailey Fletcher10 tackles · 2025
- #1Zach Cody4 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology