Jai'Mier Scott
On tape: 6 tackles against UCLA, Week 7, 2026.
20 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wisconsin | 20 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Career | 20 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-41vs No. 4 Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 36-9vs Western Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-10vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-20@ No. 13 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-3vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17@ No. 12 UCLA | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 24-7vs No. 16 USC | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-30@ Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Oct. 31 · L 0-30 at Iowa, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Wisconsin’s defense played that day
Iowa’s 10 drives: 4 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 5 ended USC’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 5. Fourth quarter, up 24-7. Ended USC’s drive (downs).
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 6, sacks included.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
20%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
20tackles this season20 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
43.5%
200 pass / 260 run
Plays / game
57.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
218 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #224 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
