Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ Oregon | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20vs Memphis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Jaden Mickey
Senior defensive back on Boise State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 182 lb · Eastvale, CA · Centennial HS
CFB Index 55 · #155 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Boise State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 217 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Boise State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2022.
- Transferred from Notre Dame to Boise State in 2025.
Jaden Mickey
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Marcus Freeman and Spencer Danielson. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Oregon, Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20227 games
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Corona Centennial
202511 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Boise State
Coaching transition mid-career: Andy Avalos → Spencer Danielson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Notre Dame9-4HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-heavy
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2025Boise State9-5HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
2026Boise State1-1HC: Spencer Danielson · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
55 · #155 of 364 corners
Former four-star. Now #155 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #22 of 42 Mountain West DBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Boise State | 38 | 32 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 68 | 52 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–20
vs Memphis
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boise State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Boise State
Returning around him
- 1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #51
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brandon Crossley’s 2022 season.
75%match
Matches Brandon on
Tackle volume
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Brandon on
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Max Melton's senior season at Rutgers (2023).
65%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 11
Matches Max on
Class year
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Max on
PD rate (lower)
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaden Mickey
Background
CAREER HONORS Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List (2026) Shiners Children’s East-West Bowl 1000 (2026) Phil Steele Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (2026) Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (2026) RS JUNIOR (2025) Top Highlights: Appeared in 13 games, starting 11…finished the y...
The secondary · Boise State
- #6JeRico Washington Jr.43 tackles · 2025
- #7Jaden Mickey38 tackles · 2025
- #9Derek Ganter Jr.27 tackles · 2025
- #8Sherrod Smith14 tackles · 2025
- #16Franklyn Johnson Jr.8 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Boise State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology