Rayshawn Pleasant
Rayshawn Pleasant
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall and Hugh Freeze. 2024 brought the first one: All-America (SN). One game to point at: 6 tackles against Oklahoma — Week 4, 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-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
1 selectors honored him
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Hugh Freeze.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
1 selectors honored him
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 62–17
vs Mercer
13 YDS · 13 AVG · 13 LONG
Dominant 45-point win at home against Mercer.
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Auburn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Auburn
Returning around him
- 5 Auburn players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (38 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Auburn · Last season: 5-7 (AP #22) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #31
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Seth Robertson’s 2023 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jackson Greene's junior season at App State (2022).
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