Senior linebacker for Miami. 2025: 7 tackles.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Valdosta, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
tackles · 2025
1 PBU
Best game: 2 tackles, vs Stanford
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Miami. 2025: 7 tackles.
Jaylin Alderman
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Jaylin Alderman has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Syracuse — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jess Simpson → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Miami | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Miami | 23 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | 57 | 28 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Louisville | 17 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 104 | 54 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-3vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-12vs South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-7vs Stanford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10vs Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-7vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Miami
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Mikai Gbayor’s 2023 season.
Matches Mikai on
Differs from Mikai on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaseim Mitchell's junior season at Colorado State (2025).
Matches Jaseim on
Differs from Jaseim on
Player DNA