#10

Tyren Polley

S · SMU · Fr. · #10

Returning to SMU for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Tyren Polley

S · SMU · Fr · #10

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#874 national
CFB
College
SMU
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced

Career stats

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How he plays

Play style

Erases the deep middle of the field.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

SMU

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Safety · SMU

Returning around him

  • 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -11 net (14 in / 25 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #32

DNA match

Player DNA

Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zaquan Patterson’s 2024 season.

Miami · 2024

#2

Caleb Ransaw

Troy · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 24
86%
#3

Tae Harris

Georgia Tech · 2025

83%
#4

Chris Bracy

UAB · 2024

82%
#5

Jaden Milliner-Jones

Colorado · 2023

81%

Matches Zaquan on

Height
Tackle volume
PD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Tae Harris's freshman season at Georgia Tech (2025).

Tae Harris

88%match

Georgia Tech · 2025

#2

Tyson McCrary

Georgia State · 2025

88%
#3

AJ Noland

Colorado State · 2025

87%
#4

Zaquan Patterson

Miami · 2024

85%
#5

Chasen Johnson

UCF · 2024

81%

Matches Tae on

Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #7167

Final rank
#7167
Avg #7423.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #7167 this season.