Senior cornerback on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 205 lb · Clarksdale, MS · Clarksdale 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.
On production he ranks #41 of 364 corners; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 372 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior cornerback on Mississippi State's 2026 roster.
Buzz vs Tape
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 42.9 points in belief.
Kelley Jones
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. This is his third year in the same secondary at Mississippi State. Preseason All-America (Associated Press) in 2026 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against South Carolina, Week 3, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
All-America honors (2026)
1 mentions across the selector pool
ALL-SEC
All-SEC mention (2025)
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Lebby.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 34 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 28 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 68 | 37 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 | -- |
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 62-13vs UL Monroe | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ South Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 41–34
0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Edged out South Carolina on the road in a shootout.
With K. Taylor — 251 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · F. Bothwell — 115 rush yds (21 car)
Since week 2: +4 tackles, +0.5 tackles for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jeff Lebby, all run-leaning offenses — 10-18 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
44.6%
91 pass / 113 run
Plays / game
68.0
3 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
105 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #4 of 22 SEC CBs
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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.
Selector Grid · 2026
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Emmanuel Karnley’s 2024 season.
Matches Emmanuel on
Differs from Emmanuel on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ricky Fletcher's sophomore season at South Alabama (2023).
Matches Ricky on
Differs from Ricky on
Player DNA
Career Honors 2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2025 All-SEC Fourth Team, CB (Phil Steele) 2025 CBS Top 150 Players (#147) 2025 All-SEC First Team, WR (PFSN) 2025 All-SEC Third Team, DB (Coaches') 2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Career Notes Played in 27 career games with 17 starts … Switched…
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