Jayden Goodwin: S · Air Force · #16.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jayden Goodwin
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Four seasons in the Air Force secondary to date. On tape: 12 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Army, Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Robert Morris | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-3vs Sam Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 39-21vs Utah State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-20@ San José State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs San Diego State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-27vs Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-6@ Navy | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-13@ Colorado State | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-23vs Army | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 13-27@ Hawai'i | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31vs UNLV | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-27@ Boise State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 31-21vs No. 24 James Madison | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 31 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL73 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 32-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
13.1%
105 pass / 697 run
Plays / game
61.7
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
123 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
73 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #124 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Air Force, 145 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
