Jaden Lyles is a safety at Western Michigan who has not played in Western Michigan's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Michigan lists 29 defensive backs this season.
Western Michigan is 6-3. Next: at Akron, Tue Nov 10.
Lyles moves between deep coverage and the slot. Arrived at Western Michigan from Austin Peay. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Michigan State — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 22 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 22 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-23@ Michigan State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33vs North Texas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 47-14vs Rhode Island | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 21-3@ Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-0vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-26@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-13vs Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-19@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 23-13vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-6vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL22 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Pass share
33.3%
304 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
65.2
14 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
324 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #543 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #23 of 23 Mid-American Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
