South Dakota · W 38-24 · FCS
No tackles.
Texas State · W 46-45
5 tackles
The other 6 games average 4 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Mickey has tackles in 7 of Boise State’s 8 games: none against South Dakota.
“Mickey is the only one who showed up on defense tonight”
Jaden Mickey
The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Marcus Freeman and Spencer Danielson. On tape: 6 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Oregon, Week 1, 2026.
26 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Jaden Mickey at Oregon.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boise State | 26 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 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 | 86 | 63 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 11 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 pass breakups, 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-34@ No. 2 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 | |
| Wk 4 | W 32-7@ Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-18vs Utah State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-10@ Washington State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 46-45vs Texas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%4 TFL26 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
41.9%
235 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
70.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
252 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #219 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
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%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Marcus Freeman and Spencer Danielson.
