Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ Washington | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
D'Angelo Mayes
Junior cornerback on Utah State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Syracuse, UT
CFB Index 67 · #94 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Utah State for 2026
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.
Recruiting
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WR recruit
Signed with New Mexico
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Utah State's 2026 roster.
- Signed with New Mexico in 2024.
D'Angelo Mayes
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Third year in the Utah State secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Washington — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Signed with New Mexicoout of Syracuse
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Nate Dreiling
Utah State
Coaching transition mid-career: Nate Dreiling → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024New Mexico5-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning
2025Utah State6-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
2026Utah State0-2HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
67 · #94 of 364 corners
Unranked recruit. Now #94 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #5 of 15 Mountain West CBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Utah State | 40 | 28 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 35 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Utah State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah State · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #123 · 2026 recruiting class #97
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Deantre Prince’s 2021 season.
Matches Deantre on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Height
Differs from Deantre on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Talique Allen's sophomore season at Western Kentucky (2022).
Matches Talique on
Class year
Height
PD rate
The secondary · Utah State
- #4Brevin Hamblin110 tackles · 2025
- Ike Larsen56 tackles · 2025
- #15D'Angelo Mayes40 tackles · 2025
- #34Dylan Tucker34 tackles · 2025
- #11Bryson Taylor32 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology