Junior safety on Oregon State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Fairfield, CA
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 77 nationally · Joined Oregon State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior safety on Oregon State's 2026 roster.
Amarion York
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two seasons at Southern Utah, two different head coaches: Trent Bray and JaMarcus Shephard. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Colorado State — Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trent Bray → JaMarcus Shephard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-28@ Montana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 47-42vs Weber State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-58@ Colorado State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 26-28@ St. Thomas (MN) | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Since week 2: +2 pass breakups, +4 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile).
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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
27%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%1 TFL15 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Pass share
70.7%
253 pass / 105 run
Plays / game
119.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
152 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jaycee Horn’s 2020 season.
Matches Jaycee on
Differs from Jaycee on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to BJ Allen Jr.'s sophomore season at North Texas (2025).
Matches BJ on
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