Jayden Bellamy
Erases the deep middle of the field. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Nunzio Campanile, Fran Brown and Scott Frost. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2026.
19 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Jayden Bellamy at Pittsburgh.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 2 tackles.
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 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 44-30vs Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-13vs TCU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-27@ No. 20 Houston | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-42@ No. 18 Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 39-31vs No. 2 BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-41vs Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Oct. 30 · L 9-41 vs Baylor, play by play
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How UCF’s defense played that day
Baylor’s 14 drives: 7 stopped · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 5.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 interception. The fumble he forced on 3rd and 8 ended TCU’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended TCU’s drive (fumble).
Intercepted. Second quarter, up 14-10. Ended TCU’s drive (int).
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
19tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL19 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
48.3%
248 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
280 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
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 #138 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #18 of 42 Big 12 DBs
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.
Played for two programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Marcus Freeman, Dino Babers, Fran Brown and Scott Frost.
