Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Mychal Yharbrough
Senior defensive back on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 199 lb · Belleville, MI · Belleville
CFB Index 37 · #391 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Miami (OH))
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.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1751 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2023.
Mychal Yharbrough
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent four seasons in the Miami (OH) secondary. The receipt: 4 tackles against Cincinnati — Week 3, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20233 games
- Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Belleville
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Miami (OH)
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Miami (OH)
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 78 | 56 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Mychal Yharbrough's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Holy Cross
1 tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 9 points · 24 long · 100 percent on field goals
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +4 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 28-17 over that span.
2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Miami (OH)9-5HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Miami (OH)7-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Miami (OH)1-2HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
47.9%
80 pass / 87 run
Plays / game
55.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
37 · #391 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #391 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Josh Minkins’s 2024 season.
88%match
Matches Josh on
Tackle volume
Height
Weight
Differs from Josh on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mekhi Garner's junior season at LSU (2022).
89%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Mekhi on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Mychal Yharbrough
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…
The secondary · Miami (OH)
- #24Mychal Yharbrough44 tackles · 2025
- #12Kaleb Martin31 tackles · 2025
- #21Toney Coleman Jr.21 tackles · 2025
- #6Adrian Walker Jr.20 tackles · 2025
- #1Dillon Tatum16 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology