Former defensive lineman at Western Michigan. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′3″ · 240 lb · Carmel, IN
The story
Former defensive lineman at Western Michigan. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJayden Childers
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Western Michigan. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Southeast Missouri State, Week 1, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Michigan — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lance Taylor — 10-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 16 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-23vs Southeast Missouri State | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 1 | L 19-44@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 42-35@ Eastern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to MJ Stroud’s 2024 season.
Matches MJ on
Differs from MJ on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Hall's sophomore season at Michigan State (2024).
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Player DNA