Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#24
Jayden Lawton
Senior defensive back on Texas State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 193 lb · Dallas, TX
Returning to Texas State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1316 nationally · Signed with SMU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Texas State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to SMU in 2022.
- Transferred from SMU to Laney College in 2023.
Jayden Lawton
He got to Laney College by way of SMU. One game to point at: 2 tackles against UTSA — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with SMU3-star out of Lovejoy
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Texas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). 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, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Texas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (18 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #74
The secondary · Texas State
- #7Ryan Nolan72 tackles · 2025
- #1Amarion Atwood29 tackles · 2025
- #20Malik Willis20 tackles · 2025
- #24Dexter Ricks Jr.18 tackles · 2025
- Jayden Lawton2 games · 2026
12 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology