Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#10
Jayden Davis
Junior defensive back on UConn's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 192 lb · Fresno, CA · Bullard HS
CFB Index 45 · #319 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Fresno State → UConn 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.
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 2141 nationally · Signed with Fresno State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on UConn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2022.
- Transferred from Fresno State to UConn in 2026.
Jayden Davis
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across five seasons and two programs, four head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Tim Skipper, Matt Entz and Jason Candle. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Lafayette, 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
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of Bullard
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jim Mora, Gordon Sammis, and Jason Candle. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2025Fresno State
2026UConn
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced
2023Fresno State9-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Pass-leaning
2024Fresno State6-7HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced
2025Fresno State9-4HC: Matt Entz · Run-leaning
2026UConn1-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
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
45 · #319 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #319 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 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 | 87 | 51 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–7
vs Lafayette
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 44 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dan Jackson’s 2021 season.
Matches Dan on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Rayquon Hartley's senior season at Middle Tennessee (2023).
Matches Rayquon on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Rayquon on
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jayden Davis
The secondary · UConn
- #10Jayden Davis34 tackles · 2025
- #24Zion Paret13 tackles · 2025
- #18Kylish Hicks9 tackles · 2025
- #17Jalil Martin6 tackles · 2025
- #4Braedyn Moore5 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology