Cameron Martinez
Cameron Martinez
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ryan Day and Bill O'Brien. The receipt: 4 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. 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
Bill O'Brien
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 | Boston College | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 28 | 21 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 23 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 77 | 49 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boston College
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Boston College
Returning around him
- 4 Boston College players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (26 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boston College · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #69 · 2026 recruiting class #53
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Bryce Anderson’s 2022 season.
Matches Bryce on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Donovan Kaufman's senior season at Auburn (2023).
Matches Donovan on
Background
2025 (Graduate): Played in four games with one start at nickelback, totaling nine tackles, one quarterback hit and one pass breakup ... Recorded four tackles vs. California (9/27) ... Did not play vs. Clemson (10/11) vs. Connecticut (10/18) at Louisville (10/25) vs. Notre Dame (11/1) vs. SMU (11/...