Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 14 | L 42-48vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Jayden Whaley
Sophomore safety on Liberty's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 185 lb · James Island, SC · James Island HS
Returning to Liberty for 2026
The story
2 safety on Liberty's 2025 roster.
- Transferred from Hampton to Liberty in 2025.
Jayden Whaley
Hampton to Liberty — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 1 tackles against Kennesaw State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Liberty
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Liberty
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Liberty
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (26 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Liberty · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #79 · 2026 recruiting class #109
The secondary · Liberty
- #13Jeremiah Vessel54 tackles · 2025
- D-Icey Hopkins51 tackles · 2025
- #3Ashton Whitner38 tackles · 2025
- #17Jayden Davis10 tackles · 2025
- #19Jayden Whaley1 tackle · 2025
15 more on the roster · Liberty team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology