Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Merrimack | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 26-35@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#16
Noah Jefferson
Sophomore safety on Delaware's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 194 lb · Hampton, VA · Phoebus
Returning to Delaware for 2026
Noah Jefferson
Second year in the Delaware secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 5 tackles against Merrimack — Week 1, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Signed with Delawareout of Phoebus
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Delaware
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ryan Carty, all pass-leaning offenses — 8-7 over that span.
2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
2026Delaware1-1HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (7th 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, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–7
vs Merrimack
8 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 PD
Dominant 35-point win at home against Merrimack.
With N. Minicucci — 330 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.3 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · J. Cupitt — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Delaware
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Delaware
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (13 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Delaware · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #134 · 2026 recruiting class #115
Background
2025 SEASON Appeared in all 13 games Finished the season with eight tackles Bio: Three-year starter and a team captain at Phoebus High School … Helped lead Phoebus to three state championships … Earned first team all-district and all-region honors as a senior as well as all-state and All-Tidewate...
The secondary · Delaware
- #7KT Seay91 tackles · 2025
- #2Mysonne Pollard66 tackles · 2025
- #2Kahlil Ali50 tackles · 2025
- #6Kshawn Cox Jr.30 tackles · 2025
- #16Noah Jefferson8 tackles · 2025
23 more on the roster · Delaware team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology