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EVERY PLAYERHAS A STORY.

One player's season, told in order: game by game, against his position, where he does his damage, and who he plays like.

Keontae Byas, Bethune-Cookman CB: the 2026 season story

Keontae Byas is a freshman defensive back for Bethune-Cookman (SWAC). He ranks 278th of 1,841 defensive backs in Division I by the Player Index, which judges every defensive back on the measures that matter at the position, adjusted for the opponents he faced.

01

Scouting report

Why it matters. Knowing the one or two things a player does best, and where he is ordinary, says more than any single total. Keontae Byas's strongest measure is passes defended per 100 throws at 2.6, 99th of 921 (the average is 1.3). His weakest is tackles per game at 1.5, 913th of 921 (the average is 3.7).

02

Season production

Why it matters. Totals reward staying healthy and getting the ball; per-game numbers show how much he really carries each week. His tackles per game, 1.5, ranks 913th among 921 ranked defensive backs.

03

Against every defensive back

Why it matters. Splitting the measures into how much, how well and how many big plays shows what kind of defensive back he is. Among ranked defensive backs he sits, on average, in the 1st percentile for volume, 63rd for efficiency and 77th for impact.

04

The season, game by game

Why it matters. A season average can hide a player who is great one week and absent the next; game by game shows how dependable he is. Over 9 games, Keontae Byas's best came in week 6 at Alabama A&M and his quietest in week 8 against Jackson State.

05

Where he does his damage

Why it matters. Where and how a player makes his plays shows how his team uses him and what a defense has to take away.

06

National and conference

Why it matters. A national rank shows how a player stacks up beyond his own league, where the competition can be very different. Keontae Byas is 71st of 920 FCS defensive backs and 9th of 90 in the SWAC. Next up nationally is Osize Daniyan of Yale, 0.00 ahead on the index.

07

Defensive backs like him

Why it matters. Comparing a player with his closest statistical matches puts his season in context beyond the rankings. His closest match this season is James Monds III of Duquesne.

Bethune-Cookman

Bethune-Cookman season storyNo. 247 · 5-5

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Jaden DavisS · 157th of 1,841Isaiah WashburnDL · 194th of 1,709Samuel McCallCB · 469th of 1,841Joseph EvansLB · 276th of 930Stephen SparrowLB · 403rd of 930Lewon Lurry JrDL · 801st of 1,709Myron Shafer IIILB · 462nd of 930Isaiah DanielRB · 321st of 575Naim LassiterS · 1080th of 1,841Rickie Shaw IIWR · 593rd of 988Abram FofanaDL · 1036th of 1,709Sadonnie GayS · 1237th of 1,841

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About this page

A season, told as a story

Every player page tells one player's season in order. It shows where he ranks at his position in the Player Index, what he has done game by game, and how each game measured up against the defense or offense he faced.

What each part shows

The story covers his production against every qualified player at his position, where on the field he does his damage, how his usage has changed over the season, his best and quietest games, and the players whose seasons look most like his. Transfers show the school he came from. Any chart can be switched from the whole season to a single game.

Where the numbers come from

Everything is built from public play-by-play data for this season, with every game adjusted for the strength of the opponent. Past seasons back to 2015 are available from the season menu, so a player's career can be read year by year.