UAB · L 20-26
No tackles.
SE Louisiana · L 35-38 · FCS
No tackles.
Florida Atlantic · L 17-45
No tackles.
Southern Miss · L 21-35
2 tackles
The other 4 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Jester has tackles in 5 of UL Monroe’s 8 games: none against UAB, SE Louisiana and Florida Atlantic.
DJ Jester
One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against South Alabama — Week 5, 2026.
15 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UL Monroe | 15 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 15 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-62@ Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-52@ South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 0-24vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-14@ Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 21-14
at Troy
1 interception · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFL15 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
49.0%
257 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
