Breakout true-freshman safety and All-Big Ten freshman: 69 tackles, 3 PD, 2 FF, 1 INT in 12 games as a full-time starter (DB1) on a CFP team. Heavy snap count and real production as a freshman starter grade above the unproven baseline; the proven résumé is one season but a strong one.
Ceiling · 8.2
Projected 2026 starter (DB1) — real opportunity to climb; significant upside (+3.0) · up-year team.