Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jamison Patton
Senior safety on Penn State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 206 lb · Des Moines, IA · Ankeny
CFB Index 65 · #138 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Iowa State → Penn State 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.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 734 nationally · Signed with Iowa State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Penn State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2023.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Penn State in 2026.
Jamison Patton
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He got to Penn State by way of Iowa State. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Temple — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20237 games
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Ankeny
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: James Franklin, Terry Smith, and Matt Campbell. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Penn State
2025Iowa State
2026Penn State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Penn State2-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
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, 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
Matt Campbell
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
65 · #138 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #138 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 48 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 16 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 53 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 27–9
at Temple
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Preston Zachman’s 2023 season.
86%match
Matches Preston on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Interceptions
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Rattin's junior season at Northern Illinois (2022).
Matches Nick on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Jamison Patton
The secondary · Penn State
- #31Marcus Neal77 tackles · 2025
- #3Jamison Patton48 tackles · 2025
- #2Audavion Collins47 tackles · 2025
- #7Zion Tracy32 tackles · 2025
- #5Daryus Dixson24 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology