Jaden Dolphin: LB · Northern Illinois · #26.
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Jaden Dolphin
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Northern Illinois. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
61 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 61 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 63 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 45 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 35 | 20 | 5.0 | 2.5 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 204 | 101 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 7 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-15vs Western Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 16-14@ No. 5 Notre Dame | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23vs Buffalo | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24@ NC State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-20vs Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 17-7@ Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-13vs Toledo | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-25@ Ball State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-28@ Western Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 29-16vs Akron | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-20@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-16vs Central Michigan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-20vs Fresno State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
61tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups61 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Thomas Hammock — 27-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Thomas Hammock
Pass share
40.1%
368 pass / 549 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #307 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 204 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Thomas Hammock.
