Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jayden Bryant
Junior defensive end on Kansas State's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Clover, SC · Clover
CFB Index 32 · #318 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred Coastal Carolina → Kansas State 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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Nicholls
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive end on Kansas State's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Coastal Carolina in 2024.
- Transferred from Coastal Carolina to Kansas State in 2026.
Jayden Bryant
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Nicholls, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Coastal Carolinaout of Clover
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Kansas State
2026era →
Collin Klein
Kansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chris Klieman → Collin Klein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State
2025Coastal Carolina
2026Kansas State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Jeremiah Johnson · Run-leaning
2026Kansas State2-0HC: Collin Klein · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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: 1.5 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
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
32 · #318 of 420 edge rushers
Unranked recruit. Now #318 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 16 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 18 | 6.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 68-point win at home against Nicholls.
With A. Johnson — 199 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · B. White — 7 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Michael Pitts’s 2021 season.
72%match
Matches Michael on
Hurry rate
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Michael on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Amontrae Bradford's sophomore season at Georgia Tech (2025).
72%match
Matches Amontrae on
Sack rate
Height
Pressure-to-sack conversion
Differs from Amontrae on
Hurry rate (higher)
Weight (lower)
Background
2025 AT COASTAL CAROLINA UNIV.: Played in all 13 games, totaling 16 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks over 248 defensive snaps... Set a career high with five tackles against James Madison – all solo stops – including a 10-yard sack... Also had a sack against Georgia Southern... Carded t...
The defensive line · Kansas State
- #1Wendell Gregory12 tackles for loss · 2025
- #56Elijah Hill11.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Jordan Allen5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #40Jayden Bryant4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #39Travis Bates2 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology