Jaxon Player: DL · Baylor · #91.
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Jaxon Player
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Philip Montgomery and Dave Aranda. All-AAC in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Oklahoma State — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 69-10vs UAlbany | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-26@ No. 21 BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-7vs Texas State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 25-36vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 40-43@ West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-35@ Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-31vs No. 23 Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-29vs No. 4 TCU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-38@ No. 24 Texas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2022
W 69-10
vs UAlbany
0.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 59-point win at home against UAlbany.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%4 TFLSack rate
3%0 sacksHurry rate
6%1 hurry16 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
42.7%
392 pass / 525 run
Plays / game
70.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
403 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #360 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Tulsa and Baylor, 8 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Philip Montgomery and Dave Aranda.
