Jaden Wright: DB · New Mexico State · #21.
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Jaden Wright
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Arrived as a two-star recruit; four seasons of production at New Mexico State since. First career honor, 2016: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 9 tackles and 6 receiving yards against Utah State, Bowl, 2017.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Mexico State | 32 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | New Mexico State | 82 | 31 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | New Mexico State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| 2014 | New Mexico State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 114 | 53 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 41-14vs UTEP | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-42@ Arkansas | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-45@ App State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-27@ Georgia Southern | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-37vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-10vs Idaho | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 26-20vs Utah State | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL32 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 3 interceptions.
4 seasons under Doug Martin — 15-34 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Doug Martin
Pass share
64.7%
640 pass / 349 run
Plays / game
76.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
666 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at New Mexico State, 114 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2016)
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Doug Martin.
