Senior safety on Troy's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Mobile, AL · Davidson HS
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.
How he projects
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Grades highest in speed and play recognition.
The full scouting readThe story
Senior safety on Troy's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sourcesJustin Powe
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Justin Powe has been at Troy through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 14 tackles, 1 TFL against Missouri — Week 3, 2026.
19 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jon Sumrall → Gerad Parker. 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 24-21vs Sam Houston | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Alabama State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-27@ Missouri | 14 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Total | 19 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 34–17
1 tackles
With E. Crenshaw — 46 yards per punt · 3 punts · 58 long · W. Crowder — 201 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 24.0 · -1 rush yds (5 car)
Since week 2: +14 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (28th 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
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL19 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 14.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Pass share
41.7%
85 pass / 119 run
Plays / game
68.0
3 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
99 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #20 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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 2026 production profile sits closest to Takulve Williams’s 2023 season.
Matches Takulve on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Noa Kamana's senior season at Hawai'i (2022).
Matches Noa on
Player DNA
2025 (Junior): Started 13 games at safety, missing the Buffalo game due to injury … Finished third on the team with 76 tackles … Added an interception, pass break up, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble … Season-high 11 tackles and a forced fumble (which he recovered) in Sun Belt…
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