Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#52
Jakeem Fletcher
Redshirt senior defensive tackle on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 315 lb · Tanner, AL · Tanner HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, at Nevada
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Alabama State to Western Kentucky in 2025.
Jakeem Fletcher
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Alabama State to Western Kentucky — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Nevada, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
20257 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tyson Helton — 9-6 over that span.
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 3.0 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
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 15 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyler Scott’s 2025 season.
95%match
Matches Tyler on
Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Colin Coates's freshman season at Charlotte (2023).
83%match
Matches Colin on
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Colin on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jakeem Fletcher
Background
2025 (r-Jr.) | 11/0: Fletcher appeared in 11 games during his first season on The Hill. He recorded 17 total tackles, with two tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. Fletcher had six games with multiple tackles, including a season-high three tackles in three games – at Missouri State on Sept. 27, agains...
The defensive line · Western Kentucky
- Mackavelli Malotumau7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Jayden Gray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Rylen Sua-Filo3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Zeiqui Lawton3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Jakeem Fletcher2 tackles for loss · 2025
20 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology