Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-30vs Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Jay Crable
Senior defensive back on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Massillon, OH · Archbishop Hoban
CFB Index 72 · #84 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred Ohio → Florida Atlantic 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. 2085 nationally · Signed with Ohio
Statement game7 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksvs Bowling Green (FBS) · W 35-20
Top 1% sacks game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Florida Atlantic's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2023.
- Transferred from Ohio to Florida Atlantic in 2026.
Jay Crable
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Tim Albin, Brian Smith and Zach Kittley. 2025 brought the first one: All-MAC. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Navy, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Ohio3-star out of Archbishop Hoban
202511 games
- All-MACsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Florida Atlantic
2025–2026era →
Zach Kittley
Florida Atlantic
Coaching transition mid-career: Chad Lunsford → Zach Kittley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida Atlantic
2025Ohio
2026Florida Atlantic
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Ohio11-3HC: Tim Albin · Run-heavy
2025Ohio9-4HC: Brian Smith · Run-heavy
2026Florida Atlantic1-1HC: Zach Kittley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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: 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
Zach Kittley
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 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Ohio | 28 | 15 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Ohio | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 33 | 17 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–30
vs Navy
1 TOT
Edged out Navy at home in a shootout.
With C. Veltkamp — 386 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.4 · -22 rush yds (5 car) · E. Messer — 8 rec · 179 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Finisher
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kobe Stewart’s 2024 season.
74%match
All-MAC
Matches Kobe on
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Weight
Differs from Kobe on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jamond Mathis's sophomore season at Kent State (2025).
81%match
All-MAC
Matches Jamond on
Class year
Height
Weight
Differs from Jamond on
Hurry rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jay Crable
Background
At Florida Atlantic Senior (2026) Arrived to Florida Atlantic in January of 2026 Named to Athlon Sports Preseason All-Conference third team At Ohio Junior (2025) Saw playing time in 13 games Made 33 tackles and led the Bobcats with six sacks, while adding eight tackles for loss and four pass brea...
The secondary · Florida Atlantic
- #22Jayden Sweeney41 tackles · 2025
- #11Gavench Marcelin32 tackles · 2025
- #4Damarius McGhee30 tackles · 2025
- #12Jay Crable28 tackles · 2025
- #5Deshaun Batiste23 tackles · 2025
28 more on the roster · Florida Atlantic team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology