Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 70-7vs Mercyhurst | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#48
Jayden Flaker
Senior linebacker for New Mexico. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 222 lb · Scarborough, ME
Transferred Memphis → New Mexico for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs Mercyhurst
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for New Mexico. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with North Carolina Central in 2022.
- Transferred from North Carolina Central to Memphis in 2024.
Jayden Flaker
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ryan Silverfield and Jason Eck. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Mercyhurst, Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with North Carolina Centralout of Scarborough
2024
- 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
New Mexico
2025–2026era →
Jason Eck
New Mexico
Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Jason Eck. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to New Mexico
2025Memphis
2026New Mexico
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Memphis11-2HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced
2025Memphis8-5HC: Ryan Silverfield · Run-leaning
2026New Mexico2-0HC: Jason Eck · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Jason Eck
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Memphis | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 70–7
vs Mercyhurst
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 63-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
With C. Steinkamp — 59 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 76 LONG · M. Kern — 38 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 39 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaylon Scott’s 2022 season.
Matches Jaylon on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Jaylon on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylon Scott's junior season at NC State (2022).
86%match
Matches Jaylon on
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume
The linebacker corps · New Mexico
- #6Jaxton Eck128 tackles · 2025
- #2Mercury Swaim52 tackles · 2025
- #48Jayden Flaker15 tackles · 2025
- #11C.J. Johnson1 tackle · 2025
- #18Clay Martineau1 tackle · 2025
5 more on the roster · New Mexico team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology