Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Iowa | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Drew Surges
Junior safety on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 203 lb · Chicago, IL · St. Charles North
CFB Index 40 · #367 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Iowa 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
3★
S recruit
No. 1710 nationally · Signed with Iowa State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Fans hotter than the country
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 28.9 points in belief.
28.9own fans
0national conversation
Drew Surges
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons at Iowa State, two different head coaches: Matt Campbell and Jimmy Rogers. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Iowa — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20235 games
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of St. Charles North
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Iowa State
2026era →
Jimmy Rogers
Iowa State
Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Campbell → Jimmy Rogers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (10th 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: 5.0 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
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
40 · #367 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #367 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #31 of 42 Big 12 DBs
How the All-Big 12 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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 26 | 15 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 16 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 36 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #68 · 2026 recruiting class #54
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 Dijon Johnson’s 2024 season.
Matches Dijon on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaeden Calender's junior season at UL Monroe (2025).
Matches Jaeden on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Differs from Jaeden on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Drew Surges
Background
Awards & Honors Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F23, S24) Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (24) 2025 Played in all 12 games, making three starts ... made 26 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss ... had two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception ... finished season with two pass break...
The secondary · Iowa State
- #2Braden Awls48 tackles · 2025
- #1Keyon Washington37 tackles · 2025
- #6Drew Surges26 tackles · 2025
- #43Caden Matson15 tackles · 2025
- #9Jaheim Singletary12 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology