Senior safety on SMU's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Dallas, TX
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
CB recruit
No. 683 nationally · Signed with Stanford
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on SMU's 2026 roster.
How he projects
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Grades highest in speed and zone coverage.
The full scouting readJimmy Wyrick
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across six seasons and three programs, four head coaches: David Shaw, Troy Taylor, Jeff Traylor and Rhett Lashlee. 2025 brought the first one: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 1 sacks against Florida State, Week 1, 2026.
16 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Leavitt → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
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 27-24@ Florida State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41@ Louisville | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 27–24
1 sacks · 1 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With K. Jennings — 430 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.6 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · D. Green — 43 rush yds (13 car)
Since week 2: +5 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (96th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (80th 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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%2 TFL16 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
50.7%
103 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
104 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Bryce Anderson’s 2024 season.
Matches Bryce on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA
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