Bryant · W 59-3 · FCS
No tackles.
Mayes has tackles in 7 of Army’s 8 games: none against Bryant.
Jaydan Mayes
Four seasons in the Army secondary to date. The first career honor came in 2025: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. On tape: 6 tackles against Louisiana Tech, Week 5, 2026.
27 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17@ Temple | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ Louisiana Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 20-17vs Tulane | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 56-24vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-35@ Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-49@ Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 4 · 2026
W 21-17
at Temple
5 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Jeff Monken — 30-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
16.6%
85 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #296 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #12 of 27 American Athletic CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Monken.
