Noah Avinger
Noah Avinger
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Two head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 11 tackles, 2.5 TFL against Boise State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah State | 81 | 42 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 10 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 82 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 35 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 213 | 116 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 20 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 48–7
vs McNeese
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 2 PD
Dominant 41-point win at home against McNeese.
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Utah State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah State · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #114 · 2026 recruiting class #97
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Mcclendon’s 2025 season.
Matches Jalen on
Differs from Jalen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Gregory Rubin's senior season at Memphis (2024).
Matches Gregory on