Senior defensive back on Georgia Southern's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Athens, GA · Clarke Central
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.
The story
Senior defensive back on Georgia Southern's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sourcesTracy Hill Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Georgia Southern secondary, same address the whole way. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Clemson, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Clay Helton.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 41 | 31 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 36 | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 89 | 68 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 11 | 3 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–0
1 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Charleston Southern.
With M. Johnson — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.4 · A. Smith — 40.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 42 long
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Clay Helton — 22-20 over that span.
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
60.1%
128 pass / 85 run
Plays / game
71.0
3 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
140 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #10 of 30 Sun Belt DBs
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Josh Proctor’s 2023 season.
Matches Josh on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jyaire Hill's junior season at Michigan (2025).
Matches Jyaire on
Player DNA
2025-26 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner’s List 2024-25 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner’s List 2023-24 - Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll 2025-26: Started all 13 games … Saw action on 800 plays (746 defense, 54 special teams) … Posted 48 tackles, including 3.5 for…
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