Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-11vs Mercer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Zachary Tobe
Senior cornerback on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Ocoee, FL · Ocoee H.S.
CFB Index 22 · #495 of 544 safetiesLow confidence
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
3★
S recruit
No. 990 nationally · Signed with Illinois
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior cornerback on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2023.
- Transferred from Illinois to Georgia Tech in 2024.
Zachary Tobe
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Bret Bielema and Brent Key. The receipt: 2 tackles against Mercer — Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20238 games
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Ocoee
20247 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 30 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 17 | 14 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Illinois | 25 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 46 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 10 | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 44–11
vs Mercer
2 tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against Mercer.
With A. Mendoza — 249 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.2 · -8 rush yds (1 car) · A. Bacchetta — 51.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced
2024Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2025Georgia Tech9-4HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2026Georgia Tech1-2HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning, slow tempo
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 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Brent Key
Pass share
46.7%
85 pass / 97 run
Plays / game
60.7
3 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
22 · #495 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #495 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #67 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.
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.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Foster’s 2025 season.
Matches Jalen on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylon Jones's junior season at Texas A&M (2022).
Matches Jaylon on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zachary Tobe
The secondary · Georgia Tech
- #14Jonas Duclona35 tackles · 2025
- #5Zachary Tobe30 tackles · 2025
- #6Kelvin Hill21 tackles · 2025
- #27Tae Harris20 tackles · 2025
- #4Daiquan White16 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology