Cedarious Barfield: S · San Diego State · #3.
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Cedarious Barfield
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Fourth year in the same secondary at San Diego State. One game to point at: 7 tackles against San José State — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 3 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San Diego State | 51 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 45 | 24 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 39 | 25 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | San Diego State | 13 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 148 | 88 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs Ohio | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 36-28vs Idaho State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-35vs UCLA | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-26@ No. 16 Oregon State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34vs Boise State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-49@ Air Force | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-34@ Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-6vs Nevada | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-32vs Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-22@ Colorado State | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 13-24@ San José State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-18vs Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Week 1 · 2023
W 20-13
vs Ohio
1 interception · 4 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
51tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL51 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
4 seasons under Brady Hoke — 27-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brady Hoke
Pass share
41.7%
318 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
63.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #92 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at San Diego State, 148 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rocky Long → Brady Hoke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
