Senior cornerback on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 181 lb · Oxford, MS
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.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 1471 nationally · Signed with Southern Miss
Last played in 2025.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior cornerback on Southern Miss's 2026 roster.
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.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, and Charles Huff. Multi-era developmental context.
| 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 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Jackson State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 22-10@ Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 16-27vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 38–20
2 tackles · 2 solo tackles
With B. Braxton — 214 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 43.5 · 20 rush yds (10 car) · J. Murley — 39.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
52.7%
127 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
80.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
121 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
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).
Matches Cameron on
Player DNA
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