Jayden Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for four head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, Chad Lunsford and Scott Frost. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Houston — Week 5, 2026.
38 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 38 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | UCF | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 25 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 33 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 35 | 20 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 145 | 85 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 4 |
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 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-30vs Georgia State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-13vs TCU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-27@ No. 20 Houston | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 28-42@ No. 18 Oklahoma State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 39-31vs No. 2 BYU | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-41vs Baylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 30 · L 9-41 vs Baylor, play by play
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How UCF’s defense played that day
Baylor’s 14 drives: 7 stopped · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 5.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 47 yards for the score. 2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted, returned 47 yards for the score. First quarter, made it 14-0.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL38 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
48.3%
248 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
280 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
38 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #202 at the position.
The No. 2,236 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big 12.
2026 is in progress.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Florida Atlantic and UCF, 145 tackles — drafted at #217 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
A stat line in 36 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman and Scott Frost.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona Cardinals2026 NFL rookie season
Arizona Cardinals2026 NFL rookie season
