Jayden Gray is a defensive lineman at Western Kentucky who has not played in Western Kentucky's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Kentucky lists 27 defensive linemen this season.
Western Kentucky is 3-5. Next: at Middle Tennessee, Sat Nov 7.
Gray disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Matt Campbell, Sonny Cumbie and Tyson Helton. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Toledo — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 17 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | 7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 18 | 7 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 51 | 25 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-24vs Sam Houston | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-45@ Toledo | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs Nevada | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-22@ Missouri State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-25vs Florida International | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-26vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-13@ LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 34-37@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%4 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
24%4 hurries17 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
54.9%
492 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #393 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #42 of 45 Conference USA DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,384 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Conference USA.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Matt Campbell, Sonny Cumbie and Tyson Helton.
