Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 33-20@ Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#2
Damari Brown
Junior defensive back on Miami's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Plantation, FL
CFB Index 16 · #520 of 544 safetiesLow confidence
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.
The story
Junior defensive back on Miami's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sources
In Their Words
153 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“If OJ is gonna miss time we gotta give Waters or Portis a shot. No knock against Damari Brown but he can't play press defense and against a good WR they expose his cover skills”
youtube/Locked On Canes · fan post, verbatim
Damari Brown
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Miami. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Wake Forest, Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Miami
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Miami
Played his entire career under Mario Cristobal.
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 33–20
at Wake Forest
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Mario Cristobal, all balanced offenses — 33-12 over that span.
2023Miami7-6HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026Miami3-0HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 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
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
48.3%
98 pass / 105 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.0%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
16 · #520 of 544 safeties
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #70 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.
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.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Toney Coleman Jr.’s 2025 season.
Matches Toney on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ronald Williams Jr.'s junior season at Michigan State (2022).
86%match
Matches Ronald on
Height
TFL rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Damari Brown
The secondary · Miami
- Omar Thornton82 tackles · 2025
- #7Zechariah Poyser68 tackles · 2025
- #6Xavier Lucas45 tackles · 2025
- #24Ethan O'Connor28 tackles · 2025
- #2Damari Brown24 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology