Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#22
Moussa Kane
Sophomore cornerback on UConn's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Harlem, NY · Blair Academy
Transferred Duke → UConn for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 922 nationally · Signed with Duke
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore cornerback on UConn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2023.
- Transferred from Duke to UConn in 2026.
Moussa Kane
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Southern Miss — Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Blair Academy
2026
- Entered the portal
- 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 · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jim Mora, Gordon Sammis, and Jason Candle. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2025Duke
2026UConn
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Duke8-5HC: Trooper Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Duke9-4HC: Manny Diaz · Pass-leaning
2025Duke9-5HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced
2026UConn2-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 1.0 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
Jason Candle
Pass share
40.3%
79 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaden Slocum’s 2023 season.
Matches Jaden on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Height
Differs from Jaden on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Justyn Rhett's junior season at Nebraska (2025).
Matches Justyn on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Moussa Kane
The secondary · UConn
- #10Jayden Davis34 tackles · 2025
- #22Moussa Kane17 tackles · 2025
- #24Zion Paret13 tackles · 2025
- #18Kylish Hicks9 tackles · 2025
- #17Jalil Martin6 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology