Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-39@ USC | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-3vs Sacramento State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jaden Carrillo
Junior defensive back on Fresno State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Clovis, CA · Clovis HS
Returning to Fresno State for 2026
The story
3 defensive back on Fresno State's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJaden Carrillo
Jaden Carrillo has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Fresno State. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against USC, Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Fresno State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Tim Skipper
Fresno State
2025–2026era →
Matt Entz
Fresno State
Coaching transition mid-career: Tim Skipper → Matt Entz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Fresno State6-7HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
2026Fresno State1-1HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 3.0 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
Matt Entz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fresno State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–3
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Fresno State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Fresno State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (13 in / 10 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Fresno State · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #88 · 2026 recruiting class #70
Background
2025 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games this season, missing one with injury … had nine tackles on the year … had a heads-up play for a punt return for a touchdown at Oregon State, returning a muffed punt play 42 yards for the score (Sept. 6) … it was Fresno State’s only special teams touchdown of...
The secondary · Fresno State
- #5Simeon Harris53 tackles · 2025
- #33Taylor Powell30 tackles · 2025
- #37Ryan Wilson25 tackles · 2025
- #4Ethan Tierney20 tackles · 2025
- #3Jaden Carrillo8 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Fresno State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology