Jaylen Sneed
Fifth year in the Notre Dame linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against BYU — Week 7, 2026.
34 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
Fans first named Jaylen Sneed vs Michigan State.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 34 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 35 | 23 | 5.0 | 3.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 51 | 22 | 6.0 | 2.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 140 | 71 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 2 |
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 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Rice | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-10@ Purdue | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-26@ North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 58-7vs Stanford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-28@ No. 8 BYU | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 35-13vs Navy | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-13 vs Navy, play by play
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
How Notre Dame’s defense played that day
Navy’s 7 drives: 4 stopped · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 1 of 4.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
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 -14 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups34 tackles.
5 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 50-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
46.7%
247 pass / 282 run
Plays / game
66.1
8 games
Team sack rate
0.8%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #467 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 49 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Marcus Freeman.
