Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#4
Jaiden Ausberry
Junior linebacker for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 226 lb · Baton Rouge, LA · University Lab
CFB Index 49 · #299 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Notre Dame 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.
The numbers
12
tackles · 2026
1 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, vs Wisconsin
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2023.
Jaiden Ausberry
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the Notre Dame linebacker corps. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of University Lab
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 36-7 over that span.
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score production (7)
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: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Marcus Freeman
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
49 · #299 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #299 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 51 | 20 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 56 | 33 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 122 | 60 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
7 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Notre Dame
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Notre Dame
Returning around him
- 6 Notre Dame players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (7 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Notre Dame · Last season: 10-2 (AP #9) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #5
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Jones’s 2024 season.
79%match
Matches Isaiah on
TFL rate
Class year
Tackle volume
Differs from Isaiah on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Siale Esera's junior season at BYU (2025).
80%match
Matches Siale on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaiden Ausberry
The linebacker corps · Notre Dame
- #34Drayk Bowen67 tackles · 2025
- #4Jaiden Ausberry51 tackles · 2025
- #27Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa48 tackles · 2025
- #3Jaylen Sneed35 tackles · 2025
- #19Madden Faraimo16 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology