Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ Houston | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Jaheim Patterson
Junior defensive back on Oregon State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 210 lb · Fort Worth, TX
CFB Index 68 · #115 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Oregon 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
3★
S recruit
No. 49 nationally · Joined Oregon State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Oregon State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon State in 2024.
- Court grants restraining order for players (Sep 2) Reported
Jaheim Patterson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Jaheim Patterson has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Oregon State. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against Texas Tech, Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Signed with Oregon State3-star out of Kilgore College
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Trent Bray
Oregon State
2026era →
JaMarcus Shephard
Oregon State
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Bray → JaMarcus Shephard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced
2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
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, 0.0 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
JaMarcus Shephard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
68 · #115 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #115 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 67 | 40 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 18 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 93 | 55 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Oregon State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
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 Tate Hallock’s 2023 season.
83%match
Matches Tate on
PD rate
TFL rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sterling Weatherford's sophomore season at Miami (OH) (2021).
93%match
All-MAC
Matches Sterling on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaheim Patterson
The secondary · Oregon State
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- #19Trey Glasper23 tackles · 2025
21 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology