Brendan Toles
Brendan Toles
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Five seasons at Southern Miss, three different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer and Charles Huff. The receipt: 2 tackles against Jackson State — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, and Charles Huff. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 32 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–20
vs Jackson State
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
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
Southern Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Southern Miss
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (37 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Southern Miss · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #108
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jamorri Colson’s 2024 season.
Matches Jamorri on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Cameron Lockridge's senior season at Fresno State (2023).
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