Jaden Dugger

Former linebacker at Louisiana. 2025: 124 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

LB · Louisiana · Sr. · #3

6′5″ · 239 lb · Pittsburgh, PA

CFB Index 88 · #23 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamDrafted by San Francisco — Rd 5, Pick 14, #154 overall

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

Solo tackles: 100th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

124

tackles · 2025

13 TFL · 4 sacks · 3 PBU

Statement game16 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 2 sacksvs UL Monroe (FBS) · W 30-27

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Louisiana. 2025: 124 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

Signed with Georgetown in 2022.
Transferred from Georgetown to Louisiana in 2024.
Drafted round 5 by the San Francisco in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Louisiana, 161 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #154 overall by San Francisco.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

2022

Signed with Georgetownout of Penn Hills

202412 games

Entered the portal

202513 games

All-Sun Beltfirst

2026

Drafted by San Franciscoround 5, pick 154

Career arc

Recruit

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2022 class

CFB

College

Louisiana

2024–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #154

San Francisco · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM

All-Sun Belt 1st team (2025)

Where He Ended Up · NFL

San Francisco2026 NFL rookie season

#154Rd 5 · Pick 14

San Francisco2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux, all run-leaning offenses — 16-11 over that span.

2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

2025Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

88All-Conference level #23 of 583?

High confidenceBreakout7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (100th percentile). Strength: tackles (100th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#10 / 2975 · 100th pct

Tackles#12 / 2975 · 100th pct

124

Tackles for loss#42 / 2975 · 98th pct

13.0

Sacks#169 / 2975 · 93rd pct

4.0

Passes defended#517 / 2975 · 78th pct

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

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

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	10.3	1.0	0.3	0.0
Road7g	8.9	1.0	0.3	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	8.3	0.9	0.3	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	11.0	1.1	0.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

88 · #23 of 583 LBs

Unranked recruit. Now #23 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Louisiana	124	64	13.0	4.0	3	1	--
2024	Louisiana	37	22	4.0	1.0	2	--	--
Career		161	86	17.0	5.0	5	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025

W 34–10

vs McNeese

2 SOLO · 3 TOT

Dominant 24-point win at home against McNeese.

With B. Davis — 132 rush yds (19 car) · 2 TD · R. Williams — 2 rec · 18 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week