Jayden Lawton
One game to point at: 5 tackles against San Diego State — Week 5, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 23 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 23 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ No. 5 Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 63-10vs Incarnate Word | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 66-27vs Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Utah State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-46@ No. 20 Boise State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 49-35
vs North Texas
0.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out North Texas at home in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL23 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
40.9%
242 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
74.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #257 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Rhett Lashlee and G.J. Kinne.
