Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 32-24vs LSU | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
#7
Sharif Denson
Senior safety on Ole Miss's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Bartram Trail
CFB Index 47 · #299 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Florida → Ole Miss for 2026
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
4★
CB recruit
No. 220 nationally · Signed with Florida
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Ole Miss's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2023.
- Transferred from Florida to Ole Miss in 2026.
Sharif Denson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Sharif Denson has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against LSU — Week 3, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
20237 games
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Bartram Trail
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Ole Miss
2026era →
Pete Golding
Ole Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Pete Golding. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ole Miss
2025Florida
2026Ole Miss
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 32–24
vs LSU
1 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 1 hurries
With T. Chambliss — 363 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 89.8 · 2 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · O. Bird — 42 yards per punt · 2 punts · 49 long
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2026Ole Miss3-0HC: Pete Golding · Pass-leaning
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 splits
Through 1 game: 8.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Pass share
57.6%
118 pass / 87 run
Plays / game
68.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
127 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
47 · #299 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #299 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 Wesley Miller’s 2025 season.
93%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Wesley on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wesley Miller's junior season at South Alabama (2025).
97%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Wesley on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Sharif Denson
Background
2026 (SENIOR): Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills. FLORIDA: Appeared in all 36 games over the course of three seasons with the Gators, making 17 starts ... Started 11 of 12 games during the 2025 season, totaling 53 tackles, including two tackles for loss,...
The secondary · Ole Miss
- #7Sharif Denson52 tackles · 2025
- #14Edwin Joseph37 tackles · 2025
- #6Joenel Aguero36 tackles · 2025
- #8Antonio Kite33 tackles · 2025
- #2Jaylon Braxton24 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · Ole Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology