Usage / Role
43%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2022Kansas State
Drake Cheatum
S • 5'10" • 191 lbs • Mesquite, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Drake Cheatum shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
51
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
lowhigh
Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Kansas State
22
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Kansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Player Story
Drake Cheatum built his college career in 2022 as a safety from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Drake Cheatum's career was his defensive production: 56 tackles, 0.5...
Read the storyDrake Cheatum, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Kansas State. Drake Cheatum shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 56
- TFL
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Drake Cheatum quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas State · S
- Career Tackles
- 56
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Kansas State
- Top game
- Houston
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · S 85th (top 17%) · Big 12 41st (top 10%) · National 437th (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas State | 12 | 56 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 50.7 |
Related Context
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Drake Cheatum played S for Kansas State. Across 1 tracked season, Drake Cheatum recorded 56 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Kansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Kansas State paired 3.5 primary output with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Kansas State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
22.4
Usage
8.3
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota: 1. Missouri: 0. Tulane: 1. Oklahoma: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Iowa State: 0. TCU: 0.5. Oklahoma State: 0. Texas: 0. Baylor: 1. West Virginia: 0. Kansas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota: 1 by 14.2. Missouri: 2 by 8.3. Tulane: 4 by 26.7. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. Texas Tech: 5 by 20.8. Iowa State: 4 by 16.7. TCU: 6 by 30. Oklahoma State: 4 by 16.7. Texas: 4 by 16.7. Baylor: 5 by 30.8. West Virginia: 6 by 25. Kansas: 10 by 41.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Kansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | vs Kansas10+ tackles | W 47-27 | 10 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ West Virginia | W 48-31 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Baylor | W 31-3 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Texas | L 27-34 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Oklahoma State | W 48-0 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | @ TCU | L 28-38 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Iowa State | W 10-9 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Texas Tech | W 37-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ Oklahoma | W 41-34 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Tulane | L 10-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Missouri | W 40-12 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Dakota | W 34-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Drake Cheatum story
Drake Cheatum built his college career in 2022 as a safety from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Drake Cheatum's career was his defensive production: 56 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 2 passes defended across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Kansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Drake Cheatum's production has multiple signals. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Drake Cheatum moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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- 1
Kansas State
2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas State | 3.5 | 22.4 | 8.3 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Houston
Week 2
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas A&M
Week 12
2
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
@ Baylor
Week 11 · W 31-3 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Tulane
Week 3 · L 10-17
1
Havoc Plays
52.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
#5
@ TCU
Week 8 · L 28-38 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
42.5 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Kansas State
3.5 primary output · 22.4 efficiency · 8.3 usage
50.7
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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