TJ Metcalf
TJ Metcalf
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Sam Pittman and Sherrone Moore. The receipt: 10 tackles against Ohio State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025
W 24–7
vs Washington
4 TOT · 3 SOLO
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Michigan
Returning around him
- 6 Michigan players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -16 net (17 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan · Last season: 9-4 (AP #18) · Talent rank #11 · 2026 recruiting class #12
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Key Lawrence’s 2022 season.
Matches Key on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to BeeJay Williamson's junior season at Louisiana Tech (2022).
Matches BeeJay on