Senior safety on Middle Tennessee's 2025 roster.
5′11″ · 193 lb · Apopka, FL
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
LB recruit
No. 1471 nationally · Signed with Purdue
Last played in 2025.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Middle Tennessee's 2025 roster.
Rickey Smith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons at Middle Tennessee, two different head coaches: Rick Stockstill and Derek Mason. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Wisconsin, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 24 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-34vs Austin Peay | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 10-42@ Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 14-13@ Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-24@ Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 14–13
at Nevada
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
With A. Logan — 46.6 yards per punt · 7 punts · 2 inside the 20 · N. Vattiato — 247 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 40.4 · 8 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
58.0%
102 pass / 74 run
Plays / game
58.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #504 at the position.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jer'Marius Lewis’s 2022 season.
Matches Jer'Marius on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jadarius Green-McKnight's sophomore season at Marshall (2022).
Matches Jadarius on
Player DNA