Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 15-21@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
Jailen Ruth is a safety at Vanderbilt who has played in 1 of Vanderbilt's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 26.
Vanderbilt is 3-5.
Third year in the Vanderbilt secondary. One game to point at: 1 tackle against Auburn — Week 4, 2026.
1 tackle · 0 sacks
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Clark Lea — 20-14 over that span.
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt3-5HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 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
Clark Lea
Pass share
51.0%
253 pass / 243 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
281 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
1 tackle in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Vanderbilt
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Vanderbilt LeaYear 4 · 1 game
- Dec 2025 Entered the transfer portal
- 2025 Vanderbilt LeaYear 3 · 2 games
- 2024 Vanderbilt LeaYear 2 · 5 games
- 2023 Vanderbilt LeaYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school HawthorneHawthorne, FL · Class of 2023Three-star, No. 1,062 in the 2023 class. Signed with Vanderbilt.Also from Hawthorne: Alvon Isaac (South Florida), Andrew Zock (Toledo) and Matt McKinley (Delaware).
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from Vanderbilt, Dec 21, 2025.
2023
- Signed with VanderbiltThree-star, out of Hawthorne
2026
- Entered the portalfrom Vanderbilt
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Vanderbilt
Played every college season under Clark Lea.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Vanderbilt
DestinationTBD