2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Jayland McGlothen
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 4 sacks against UTEP — Week 7, 2026.
29 tackles · 6.5 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 29 | 18 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Career | 29 | 18 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle for loss, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ No. 14 USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-26vs Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-16@ Hawai'i | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-16vs Wyoming | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 24-11@ UTEP | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 | 3.5 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 13-28@ Nevada | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-21vs New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 18 | 8.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 16-21 vs New Mexico, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 8 tackles for loss, 6 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
How San José State’s defense played that day
New Mexico’s 10 drives: 7 stopped (3 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 8.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 3 sacks, the most sacks in FBS that week. His sack ended UTEP’s drive (end).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
Sacked the quarterback for a 14-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 24-11. Ended UTEP’s drive (end).
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. First quarter, down 3-0.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
4 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, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss. Third quarter, up 20-13.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
28%8 TFLSack rate
21%6 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry29 tackles · 8 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
48.8%
282 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
64.2
9 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
311 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
29 tackles in 9 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #5 at the position.
The No. 2,403 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mountain West as a junior.
2026 is in progress.
