Coco Azema
Coco Azema
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Northwestern, two different head coaches: Pat Fitzgerald and David Braun. The receipt: 6 tackles against Purdue — Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 161 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. 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
David Braun
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 32 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 37 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 20 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 72 | 50 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 161 | 112 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 31–7
vs Eastern Illinois
1 TOT · 1 NO · 18 YDS
Dominant 24-point win at home against Eastern Illinois.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to D'Verick Daniel’s 2022 season.
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