2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Jayden Bryant
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Tim Beck, Jeremiah Johnson and Collin Klein. On tape: 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Cincinnati, Week 4, 2026.
12 tackles · 4 sacks
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 12 | 8 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 16 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Career | 34 | 23 | 11.0 | 6.5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 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 71-3vs Nicholls | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-20vs Tulane | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 26-31@ Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-35vs No. 22 Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-24vs Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-28@ Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27@ Colorado | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · L 24-27 at Colorado, play by play
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 5-yard loss on 3rd and 12. Second quarter, tied 7-7.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 4 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Kansas State’s defense played that day
Colorado’s 12 drives: 8 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 12. His sack came with the game tied.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, down 14-10.
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 3rd-most sacks in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 13-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 17-7.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
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 -14 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
33%4 sacksTFL rate
42%5 TFLHurry rate
33%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%4 of 8 pressures12 tackles · 5 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Pass share
47.0%
263 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
69.9
8 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
287 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #76 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Beck and Collin Klein.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas State
