Missouri State · W 34-13
No tackles.
Sam Houston · W 16-3
No tackles.
Delaware · L 21-35
9 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 5 games average 6 tackles. This one was 3 above.
Wester has tackles in 6 of Western Kentucky’s 8 games: none against Missouri State and Sam Houston.
Jaylen Wester
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. Played for four head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, Deion Sanders and Tyson Helton. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Delaware — Week 9, 2026.
38 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
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 | 38 | 22 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 106 | 53 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 55 | 33 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 60 | 34 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 274 | 152 | 23.0 | 3.5 | 8 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 9 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-70@ No. 2 Georgia | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-38@ No. 4 Indiana | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-7vs Mercyhurst | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34@ New Mexico State | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-35vs Delaware | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 38 | 22 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Oct. 27 · L 21-35 vs Delaware, play by play
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, in the 6 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.
7 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended New Mexico State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
Intercepted. Second quarter, down 20-3. Ended New Mexico State’s drive (int).
8 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 pass broken up, tied for 8th-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
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.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. The fumble he forced on 3rd and 13 ended Georgia’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 5, sacks included.
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 13. Second quarter, down 49-0. Ended Georgia’s drive (fumble).
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, down 63-6.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 4 · 2026
W 52-7
vs Mercyhurst
2.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 45-point win at home against Mercyhurst.
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 -13 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups38 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 9.0 | 0.5 | 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 · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #238 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #13 of 45 Conference USA LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 2,294 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, Deion Sanders and Tyson Helton.
