Jayden Davis
The five seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, Matt Entz and Jason Candle. On tape: 7 tackles against Southern Miss, Week 3, 2026.
27 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 27 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Fresno State | 34 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 46 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 111 | 60 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 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 56-7vs Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-42vs Syracuse | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-20@ Temple | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-16vs Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-35@ Air Force | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 48-20
7 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Southern Miss.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -1 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 seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL27 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
44.1%
226 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
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 #403 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, Matt Entz and Jason Candle.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
