Senior defensive back for Buffalo. 2023: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 17 tackles.
6′4″ · 185 lb · Tampa, FL
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 26 nationally · Joined Buffalo
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back for Buffalo. 2023: 1 interception, 5 pass breakups, 17 tackles.
Jayden Oliver
Erases the deep middle of the field. He got to South Dakota State by way of Buffalo. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Akron — Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Buffalo, 21 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Maurice Linguist — 10-15 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (89th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023
W 37–13
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 2 PD
Dominant 24-point win at home against Central Michigan.
With C. Snyder — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 41.7 · 20 rush yds (6 car) · A. Venneri — 40 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 48 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 38-45@ Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 13-10@ Akron | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 37-13vs Central Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24vs Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-31@ Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-20vs Ohio | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-23@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Wylan Free’s 2021 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bobby Crosby's sophomore season at Texas State (2024).
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Player DNA