Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ Washington | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Markie Grant
Sophomore cornerback on Utah State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 170 lb · Houston, TX
CFB Index 32 · #275 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Wyoming → Utah 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.
How he projects
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Grades highest in speed and zone coverage.
The full scouting readRecruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1220 nationally · Signed with Wyoming
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on Utah State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wyoming in 2024.
- Transferred from Wyoming to Utah State in 2026.
Markie Grant
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jay Sawvel and Bronco Mendenhall. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Idaho State, Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Wyoming3-star out of Spring Dekaney
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Nate Dreiling
Utah State
Coaching transition mid-career: Nate Dreiling → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Utah State
2025Wyoming
2026Utah State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Wyoming3-9HC: Jay Sawvel · Run-leaning
2025Wyoming4-8HC: Jay Sawvel · Balanced
2026Utah State0-2HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: solo tackles (80th percentile). 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
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Wyoming | 25 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 27 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Randy Stites’s 2016 season.
Matches Randy on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Rodrick Hunter's junior season at Akron (2026).
Matches Rodrick on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Markie Grant
The secondary · Utah State
- #4Brevin Hamblin110 tackles · 2025
- Ike Larsen56 tackles · 2025
- #15D'Angelo Mayes40 tackles · 2025
- #34Dylan Tucker34 tackles · 2025
- #5Markie Grant25 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology