#20

Jacoby Mathews

DB · Auburn · Jr. · #20

In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Auburn)
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jacoby Mathews

DB · Auburn · Jr · #20

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#39 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Cadillac Williams
Auburn
2023era →
2025

Coaching transition mid-career: Cadillac Williams → Hugh Freeze. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

In Portal · 2026

In transfer portal

2025Auburn
DestinationTBD
View Auburn career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2023Texas A&M7-6HC: Elijah Robinson · Balanced
2025Auburn5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Auburn1--0.00.0------
2023Texas A&M42320.50.541--
2022Texas A&M25150.00.03----
Career68470.50.571--

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

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 2023 production profile sits closest to Miguel Mitchell’s 2023 season.

Miguel Mitchell

79%match

Florida · 2023

#2

Kamren Kinchens

Miami · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 36
73%
#3

Cedrick Cunningham

Army · 2021

70%
#4

Kaevon Merriweather

Iowa · 2021

69%
#5

Marcelino Ball

Indiana · 2021

68%

Matches Miguel on

Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Based on 7 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tyrique Stevenson's sophomore season at Miami (2021).

Tyrique Stevenson

85%match

Miami · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 25
#2

Emory Floyd

App State · 2025

84%
#3

Dallas Daley

Air Force · 2025

83%
#4

Kamari Ramsey

UCLA · 2023

NFL Rd 5
83%
#5

Kaevon Merriweather

Iowa · 2021

1st-team All-American
79%

Matches Tyrique on

PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Opponent-adjusted stats · sophomore cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10690

Final rank
#10826
Avg #10819.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10690 this season.