Jayden Hill: S · North Texas · #21.
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Jayden Hill
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Arrived at North Texas from Ohio Dominican. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Army — Week 11, 2024.
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
86 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Texas | 86 | 53 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 86 | 53 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-38@ South Alabama | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-20vs Stephen F. Austin | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-66@ Texas Tech | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-17vs Wyoming | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-20vs Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-37@ Florida Atlantic | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 44-52@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-14vs No. 18 Army | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 27-48@ UTSA | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-40vs East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-17@ Temple | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 28-30vs Texas State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 86 | 53 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 7 · 2024
W 41-37
1 interception · 1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss
Edged out Florida Atlantic on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
86tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%3 TFL86 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Pass share
59.8%
556 pass / 373 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
86 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at North Texas, 86 tackles — the college career is complete.
