Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Zachary Tobe
Senior cornerback on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Ocoee, FL · Ocoee H.S.
CFB Index 22 · #495 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Georgia Tech 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★
S recruit
No. 990 nationally · Signed with Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2023.
- Transferred from Illinois to Georgia Tech in 2024.
Zachary Tobe
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Bret Bielema and Brent Key. The receipt: 1 tackles against Tennessee — Week 2, 2026.
1 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 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20238 games
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Ocoee
20247 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced
2024Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech0-2HC: Brent Key · Balanced, slow tempo
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: 1.0 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
Brent Key
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
22 · #495 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #495 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #67 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 30 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 17 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Illinois | 25 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 46 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 10 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
- 2 Georgia Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (19 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #41
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Foster’s 2025 season.
Matches Jalen on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylon Jones's junior season at Texas A&M (2022).
Matches Jaylon on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zachary Tobe
The secondary · Georgia Tech
- #14Jonas Duclona35 tackles · 2025
- #5Zachary Tobe30 tackles · 2025
- #6Kelvin Hill21 tackles · 2025
- #27Tae Harris20 tackles · 2025
- #4Daiquan White16 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology