Jaylen Hudson: DL · Massachusetts · #13.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaylen Hudson
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Wagner — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 25 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 20 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 62 | 26 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 23-38@ Toledo | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 3-34@ Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-34@ Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-45vs No. 21 Missouri | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-7vs Wagner | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-45@ Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-35vs Liberty | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 42-47vs UConn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries25 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Montgomery
Pass share
40.7%
327 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wake Forest and Massachusetts — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson and Don Brown.
