Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#51
Jayden Williams
Junior defensive lineman on California's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 315 lb · Monroe, LA · Wossman HS
CFB Index 5 · #328 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred North Texas → California for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Syracuse
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on California's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Texas in 2024.
- Transferred from North Texas to California in 2026.
Jayden Williams
Wins his gap play after play. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Syracuse — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with North Texas3-star out of Wossman
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
California
2026era →
Tosh Lupoi
California
Coaching transition mid-career: Justin Wilcox → Tosh Lupoi. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to California
2025North Texas
2026California
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024North Texas6-7HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning
2025North Texas12-2HC: Drew Svoboda · Balanced
2026California1-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
5 · #328 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #328 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | 21 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 5 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 27 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–18
at Syracuse
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With A. Davies — 34 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Sagapolutele — 182 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · -5 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nazir Sy’s 2021 season.
86%match
Matches Nazir on
Height
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Nazir on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Keith Sampson's sophomore season at Florida State (2024).
Matches Keith on
Class year
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jayden Williams
Background
Accolades - Athletic 2026 PFN Preseason All-ACC (Third Team) Accolades - Academic 2024 American Conference All-Academic Sophomore (2025) - North Texas Made appearances in 11 games. Registered 21 tackles, as well as both of his career pass breakups. Had a career-high five stops against South Alaba...
The defensive line · California
- #55BJ Canady1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #96Derek Wilkins0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Stanley McKenzie0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #51Jayden Williams0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Jericho Johnson0 tackles for loss · 2025
10 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology