Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#39
Jaylen Pollard
Freshman defensive back on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 208 lb · Brentwood, TN · Ravenwood HS
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1806 nationally · Signed with Western Kentucky
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive back on Western Kentucky's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Kentucky in 2026.
Jaylen Pollard
One game to point at: 1 tackles against Georgia — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Western Kentucky3-star out of Ravenwood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
HS/Misc.: Pollard was considered a three-star prospect out of Ravenwood High School in Tennessee, according to 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN. He was considered the No. 43 prospect in the state of Tennessee, according to ESPN. As a junior in 2024, Pollard posted 100 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, an...
The secondary · Western Kentucky
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- #5Dave Herard58 tackles · 2025
- #11Kent Robinson29 tackles · 2025
- #2Al-Ma'Hi Ali28 tackles · 2025
- #39Jaylen Pollard1 game · 2026
23 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology