Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-62@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-26@ UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Jay Harper
Junior defensive back on UL Monroe's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Valley, AL
Returning to UL Monroe for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 720 nationally · Signed with Wisconsin
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on UL Monroe's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wisconsin in 2024.
- Transferred from Wisconsin to UL Monroe in 2025.
Jay Harper
Wisconsin to UL Monroe — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 3 tackles against UAB — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Wisconsin3-star out of Valley
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UL Monroe
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Bryant Vincent — 3-11 over that span.
2025UL Monroe3-9HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026UL Monroe0-2HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
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 2 games: 2.0 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
Bryant Vincent
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
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UL Monroe
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · UL Monroe
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +3 net (20 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UL Monroe · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #132 · 2026 recruiting class #127
The secondary · UL Monroe
- #1Jabari Tiller46 tackles · 2025
- #8Carl Fauntroy Jr.33 tackles · 2025
- #5Zy Jackson25 tackles · 2025
- #2Korian Wilson11 tackles · 2025
- #6Jay Harper4 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · UL Monroe team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology