Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ Washington | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#18
James Jennette
Senior linebacker for Utah State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 225 lb · Durham, NC
Transferred Virginia Tech → Utah State for 2026
The numbers
6
tackles · 2026
2 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, at Washington
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Utah State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2023.
- Transferred from Virginia Tech to Utah State in 2026.
James Jennette
Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Brent Pry and Bronco Mendenhall. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Idaho State — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of College of the Canyons
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Utah State
2024era →
Nate Dreiling
Utah State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Utah State
2025Virginia Tech
2026Utah State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2026Utah State0-2HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile). 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 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 8 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
The linebacker corps · Utah State
- #20John Miller118 tackles · 2025
- #14Bronson Olevao88 tackles · 2025
- #25Chris Joe41 tackles · 2025
- Harrison Taggart38 tackles · 2025
- #18James Jennette9 tackles · 2025
30 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology