Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-10vs Norfolk State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-44@ Virginia Tech | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Brandon Crutchfield
Junior cornerback on Old Dominion's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 175 lb · Wake Forest, NC · Heritage
CFB Index 66 · #99 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Old Dominion 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.
How he projects
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Grades highest in speed and man coverage.
The full scouting readRecruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 2808 nationally · Signed with Old Dominion
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Old Dominion's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2024.
Brandon Crutchfield
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. He has spent three seasons in the Old Dominion secondary. The receipt: 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Virginia Tech — Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with Old Dominion3-star out of Heritage
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Old Dominion
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Old Dominion
Played his entire career under Ricky Rahne.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 16-11 over that span.
2024Old Dominion5-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning
2025Old Dominion10-3HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy
2026Old Dominion1-1HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (27th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #7 of 25 Sun Belt CBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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 | Old Dominion | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 35 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 24 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–10
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 REC
Dominant 21-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With Q. Henicle — 137 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 68 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · I. Brandt — 45 AVG · 46 LONG · 2 NO
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
2026 Outlook
Old Dominion
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Old Dominion
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (15 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Old Dominion · Last season: 10-3 · Talent rank #122 · 2026 recruiting class #96
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Kshawn Cox Jr.’s 2025 season.
Matches Kshawn on
Height
PD rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyson Wilson's junior season at UTEP (2022).
97%match
Matches Tyson on
Class year
Height
PD rate
The secondary · Old Dominion
- #3Mario Easterly80 tackles · 2025
- #1Zion Frink60 tackles · 2025
- #2Nickendre Stiger46 tackles · 2025
- #19Lucas Struck46 tackles · 2025
- #5Brandon Crutchfield35 tackles · 2025
26 more on the roster · Old Dominion team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology