Mychal Yharbrough
Mychal Yharbrough
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent three seasons in the Miami (OH) secondary. The receipt: 8 tackles against Buffalo — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chuck Martin.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami (OH) | 44 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 23 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 71 | 51 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 38–0
vs Lindenwood
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 38-point win at home against Lindenwood.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami (OH)
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Miami (OH)
Returning around him
- 1 Miami (OH) player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (16 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami (OH) · Last season: 7-7 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #105
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josh Minkins’s 2024 season.
Matches Josh on
Differs from Josh on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mekhi Garner's junior season at LSU (2022).
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Background
2025 Highlights: Played in all 14 games, making 10 starts Finished season with 47 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and four pass breakups Had eight tackles in a win at Buffalo Recorded seven tackles versus WMU in the MAC Championship Game Had a fumble recovery in the win at NIU...