Jaylen Lewis
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Sam Pittman, Everett Withers and Tyson Helton. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Conference USA. On tape: 14 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Missouri State, Week 6, 2026.
64 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 | Western Kentucky | 64 | 47 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 74 | 48 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | Temple | 43 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Arkansas | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 183 | 126 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 6 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 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ No. 2 Georgia | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 4 Indiana | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-7vs Mercyhurst | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34@ New Mexico State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-13vs Missouri State | 14 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 16-3@ Sam Houston | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Delaware | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 47 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Oct. 27 · L 21-35 vs Delaware, play by play
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 2 forced fumbles in the 8 games with play by play.
How Western Kentucky’s defense played that day
Delaware’s 11 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 8.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, up 13-3.
A big game: 14 tackles, including 2 more for loss.
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.
7 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.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 6 of his 7, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, down 56-6.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL64 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 9.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
53.4%
444 pass / 388 run
Plays / game
104.0
8 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
323 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #6 of 43 Conference USA DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Sam Pittman, Stan Drayton and Tyson Helton.
