#18

Corey Costner

S · Virginia · Fr. · #18

Returning to Virginia for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Corey Costner

S · Virginia · Fr · #18

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#715 national
CFB
College
Virginia
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Virginia11-3HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

Career stats

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Career27131.50.032--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 13–7

at Missouri

3 TOT  ·  2 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Virginia

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Safety · Virginia

Returning around him

  • 28% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +8 net (30 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #62 · 2026 recruiting class #110

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keon Sabb’s 2023 season.

Keon Sabb

84%match

Michigan · 2023

#2

Tre Swilling

Georgia Tech · 2021

82%
#3

Landon Hullaby

UTEP · 2024

80%
#4

Peyton Bowen

Oklahoma · 2023

77%
#5

Charlie Eckhardt

Stanford · 2025

77%

Matches Keon on

Interceptions
Tackle volume
Class year

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Rahshawn Clark's freshman season at Washington (2025).

Washington · 2025

#2

Sione Vaki

Utah · 2022

NFL Rd 4
78%
#3

Elijah Green

Tulsa · 2024

78%
#4

Charlie Eckhardt

Stanford · 2025

78%
#5

Tyren Polley

SMU · 2025

77%

Matches Rahshawn on

Weight
PD rate
Tackle volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #6161

Final rank
#6161
Avg #6390.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #6161 this season.