2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Jaiden Grimes
Played for two head coaches at Kennesaw State: Chandler Burks and Jerry Mack. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Missouri State — Week 7, 2026.
19 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kennesaw State | 19 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 24 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 51 | 18 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 2 hurries.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-0vs West Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-31vs Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-42@ No. 15 Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-17@ Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-27vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ Missouri State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 44-28@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 47-0
vs West Georgia
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 47-point win at home against West Georgia.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
11%2 hurries19 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Pass share
51.0%
256 pass / 246 run
Plays / game
62.8
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
292 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #226 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #18 of 45 Conference USA DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brian Bohannon, Chandler Burks, and Jerry Mack. Multi-era developmental context.
