#16

Jaden Lyles

Senior safety on Western Michigan's 2026 roster.

S · Western Michigan · Sr. · #16

5′10″ · 195 lb · Henderson, TN

CFB Index 5 · #543 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Western Michigan for 2026
Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETat RiceRice StadiumWestern Michigan by 9.5

The story

4 safety on Western Michigan's 2025 roster.

  • Signed with Austin Peay in 2022.
  • Transferred from Austin Peay to Western Michigan in 2025.
His career, year by year

Recruiting

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CB recruit

Signed with Austin Peay

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How he projects

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

The full scouting read

Jaden Lyles

S · Western Michigan · Sr · #16

Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Jaden Lyles arrived at Western Michigan from Austin Peay. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Michigan State — Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • portal record
  • game log

The secondary · Western Michigan

  1. #3Tate HallockS · Sr.67 tackles · 2025
  2. #8Jarvarius SimsCB · Sr.61 tackles · 2025
  3. #18Micah DavisS · Jr.60 tackles · 2025
  4. #1Joshua FranklinDB · Sr.53 tackles · 2025
  5. #16Jaden LylesS · Sr.22 tackles · 2025

24 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology