Senior defensive lineman on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 277 lb · Pickerington, OH
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
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Navy
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
Cecil Doggette Jr.
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Scott Satterfield, Tim Albin and Zach Kittley. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Florida International, Week 3, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tom Herman, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 24 | 9 | 6.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio | 32 | 9 | 7.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 21 | 14.0 | 5.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 16-10vs Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
Since week 2: +2 tackles, +1 hurry.
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 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 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
52.6%
122 pass / 110 run
Plays / game
77.3
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
140 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #292 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #31 of 53 American Athletic DLs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Eriq Kitchen’s 2021 season.
Matches Eriq on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to T.J. Bush's junior season at California (2025).
Matches T.J. on
Player DNA
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