Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-3vs Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28vs South Florida | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#7
Jaydan Mayes
Senior cornerback on Army's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 188 lb · Fairfield, OH · Fairfield (USMAPS)
CFB Index 43 · #219 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Army 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★
CB recruit
No. 2342 nationally · Signed with Army
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Army's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Army in 2021.
Jaydan Mayes
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. He has spent four seasons in the Army secondary. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against South Florida, Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2021
- Signed with Army3-star out of Fairfield
202513 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Army
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022
Army
2024–2026
Army
Played his entire career under Jeff Monken.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Jeff Monken — 26-15 over that span.
2022Army6-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Army12-2HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2025Army7-6HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
2026Army1-1HC: Jeff Monken · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceFading
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
Jeff Monken
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #12 of 27 American Athletic CBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–3
vs Bryant
1 NO · 28 YDS · 28 AVG
Dominant 56-point win at home against Bryant.
With S. Howard — 63 rush yds (4 car) · C. Hellums — 59 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · 87 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Army
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Army
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -2 net (0 in / 2 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Army · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #136 · 2026 recruiting class #138
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jason Maitre’s 2023 season.
Matches Jason on
Interceptions
Weight
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Gandy's junior season at Northern Illinois (2022).
96%match
All-MAC
Matches Jordan on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaydan Mayes
Background
2025: Started every game…Made 35 total tackles with 20 coming as solo tackles and one tackle for loss…Also tallied one interception that was returned for a touchdown and three pass breakups...vs. Tarleton State (8/29): Earned start and recorded one tackle and broke up a pair of passes…at Kansas S...
The secondary · Army
- #7Jaydan Mayes35 tackles · 2025
- #10Cole Searight23 tackles · 2025
- #3Stephen Nnadozie23 tackles · 2025
- #17Jaxon Hammond9 tackles · 2025
- #13Caleb Williams7 tackles · 2025
30 more on the roster · Army team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology