Jaden Dugger: LB · Louisiana · #3.
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Jaden Dugger
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Arrived at Louisiana from Georgetown. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 16 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss against UL Monroe, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
124 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 13 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-14vs Rice | 10 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-10vs McNeese | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-52@ No. 25 Missouri | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34@ Eastern Michigan | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 54-51vs Marshall | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24@ James Madison | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-22vs Southern Miss | 16 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 23-35@ Troy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-22@ South Alabama | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-39vs Texas State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-30@ Arkansas State | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-27vs UL Monroe | 16 | 10 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | L 13-20vs Delaware | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 124 | 64 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
124tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%13 TFLSack rate
3%4 sacksPD rate
2%3 pass breakups124 tackles · 13 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux, all run-leaning offenses — 16-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 10.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 9.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
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
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
40.1%
341 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #23 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Louisiana, 161 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #154 overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Recruited without a star rating, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 1ST TEAM
All-Sun Belt 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2025)
Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week
Next stop · NFL
San Francisco 49ers2026 NFL rookie season
San Francisco 49ers2026 NFL rookie season
