Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-17vs Arizona | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#15
Jayven Williams
Senior cornerback on BYU's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 175 lb · Mobile, AL
CFB Index 32 · #272 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Mississippi State → BYU for 2026
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 story
4 cornerback on BYU's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Mississippi State to BYU in 2026.
Jayven Williams
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Jayven Williams has played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Arizona — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to BYU
2025Mississippi State
2026BYU
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kennesaw State2-10HC: Chandler Burks · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Mississippi State5-8HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
2026BYU2-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceFading
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 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
32 · #272 of 364 corners
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BYU | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 18 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 29 | 16 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 54 | 30 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 6 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–17
vs Arizona
6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 PD
With B. Bachmeier — 217 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.7 · 37 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · F. Shurtz — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ronald Williams Jr.’s 2022 season.
Matches Ronald on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Markeith Williams's sophomore season at Miami (2023).
Matches Markeith on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Jayven Williams
The secondary · BYU
- #11Faletau Satuala79 tackles · 2025
- #3Raider Damuni43 tackles · 2025
- Evan Johnson42 tackles · 2025
- #1Therrian Alexander31 tackles · 2025
- #15Jayven Williams18 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology