Antonio Patterson
Antonio Patterson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Antonio Patterson has been at Florida International through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 7 tackles against UTSA — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida International | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 16 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida International | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida International | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 28 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 42–9
vs Bethune-Cookman
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 33-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida International
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Florida International
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida International · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #98 · 2026 recruiting class #102
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Elijah Mc-Cantos’s 2024 season.
Matches Elijah on
Differs from Elijah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Aveon Grose's junior season at Michigan State (2025).
Matches Aveon on