Senior safety on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 202 lb · Shiner, TX · Shiner
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
ATH recruit
No. 97 nationally · Signed with Texas A&M
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
Dalton Brooks
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Four seasons at Texas A&M, two different head coaches: Elijah Robinson and Mike Elko. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Kentucky — Week 3, 2026.
12 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
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Elijah Robinson → Mike Elko. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
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 | W 50-0vs Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-20vs Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-31vs Kentucky | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–20
Since week 2: +6 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (16th 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
49.3%
112 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
75.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
124 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #6 of 28 SEC Ss
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.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nasir Peoples’s 2022 season.
Matches Nasir on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brenden Jordan's junior season at Texas Tech (2025).
Matches Brenden on
Differs from Brenden on
Player DNA
2024 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, making eight starts ... Finished the season second on the team with 59 tackles and top-five on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss ... Tallied three tackles in the win over McNeese ... Had a tackle and a breakup in the win at Florida ... Made a pair of…
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