Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-42@ Memphis | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs West Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-31@ TCU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#15
Brandon Greil
Senior safety for Arkansas State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 182 lb · Little Rock, AR
CFB Index 61 · #177 of 544 safetiesMedium confidence
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.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 6 tackles, at Memphis
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety for Arkansas State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas State in 2023.
- 1 interception in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
Brandon Greil
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent four seasons in the Arkansas State secondary. The receipt: 3 tackles against TCU — Week 3, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20234 games
- Signed with Arkansas State3-star out of Joe T. Robinson
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Arkansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Arkansas State
Played his entire career under Butch Jones.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arkansas State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 53 | 26 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 19 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 42 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Brandon Greil's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs West Georgia
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Butch Jones — 22-20 over that span.
2023Arkansas State6-7HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning
2024Arkansas State8-5HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026Arkansas State1-2HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceReinvented
Concern: tackles (8th percentile).
Box-score production (8)
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
42.0%
71 pass / 98 run
Plays / game
56.3
3 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
81 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
61 · #177 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #177 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #14 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 2,085 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to K.J. Wallace’s 2022 season.
86%match
Matches K.J. on
Interceptions
Weight
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wesley Miller's junior season at South Alabama (2025).
91%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Wesley on
Class year
Height
Interceptions
Player DNA
Players who play like Brandon Greil
The secondary · Arkansas State
- #6AG McGhee83 tackles · 2025
- #8Brandon Barnes68 tackles · 2025
- #15Brandon Greil53 tackles · 2025
- #5Five Hamilton38 tackles · 2025
- #3Noah Flores26 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Arkansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology