Jett Elad

Senior defensive back for Rutgers. 2025: 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 77 tackles.

DB · Rutgers · Sr. · #9

6′0″ · 202 lb · Mississauga, ON

CFB Index 72 · #90 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Rutgers for 2026

How he plays

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

Solo tackles: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

interceptions · 2025

1 PBU · 77 tackles · 3 TFL

Best game: 11 tackles, vs Penn State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Rutgers. 2025: 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 77 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ohio in 2019.
Transferred from UNLV to Rutgers in 2025.

His career, year by year

Jett Elad

DB · Rutgers · Sr · #9

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Jett Elad has played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Mountain West. The receipt: 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Penn State — Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Ohio2-1HC: Frank Solich · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2021Ohio3-9HC: Tim Albin · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2023UNLV9-5HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning

2024UNLV11-3HC: Barry Odom · Run-heavy

2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

72Quality starter #90 of 544?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (94th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#61 / 2975 · 98th pct

Tackles#179 / 2975 · 94th pct

Interceptions#114 / 817 · 75th pct

Tackles for loss#1001 / 2975 · 63rd pct

3.0

QB hurries#1007 / 2975 · 55th pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Sacks#1575 / 2975 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	5.9	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road5g	7.2	0.3	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.3	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	6.5	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

72 · #90 of 544 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #90 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-Big Ten

Based on 2025: #15 of 77 Big Ten DBs

How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Rutgers	77	51	3.0	0.0	1	2	--
2024	UNLV	84	54	5.0	1.0	6	1	--
2023	UNLV	52	33	2.5	0.0	4	--	--
2021	Ohio	30	17	2.5	0.0	3	--	--
2020	Ohio	10	10	0.0	0.0	1	2	--
Career		253	165	13.0	1.0	15	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 60–10

vs Norfolk State

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 INT

Dominant 50-point win at home against Norfolk State.

With A. Kaliakmanis — 309 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.2 · 4 rush yds (4 car) · J. Benjamin — 68 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 34-31vs Ohio	7	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 45-17vs Miami (OH)	5	4	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 60-10vs Norfolk State	2	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 4	L 28-38vs Iowa	9	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 28-31@ Minnesota	8	6	0.5	—	0
Wk 7	L 19-38@ Washington	7	7	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 10-56vs Oregon	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 27-24@ Purdue	7	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 13-35@ Illinois	7	5	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 35-20vs Maryland	3	3	0.0	1	0
Wk 13	L 9-42@ Ohio State	7	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 14	L 36-40vs Penn State	11	5	0.5	—	0	Season-high 11 tackles
Total		77	51	3.0	2	1

How he plays

Play style

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

12 games

77Tackles

51Solo

3TFL

0Sacks

1Pass def.

2INT

77 tackles. 1 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 TFL.

Week 31 INT
Week 111 INT
Week 131 PD

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.

2026 Outlook

Rutgers

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Rutgers

Returning around him

1 Rutgers player drafted to NFL
Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36

DNA match

Player DNA

Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sam Lockett’s 2023 season.

Sam Lockett

83%match

Washington State · 2023

Craig Woodson

California · 2022

NFL Rd 4

83%

Eric Monroe

Texas Tech · 2021

82%

Sean Mahone

West Virginia · 2021

82%

Larry Brooks

Tulane · 2022

All-AAC

81%

Matches Sam on

Interceptions

Tackle volume

Weight

Differs from Sam on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Trey Rucker's graduate season at Oklahoma State (2024).

Trey Rucker

88%match

Oklahoma State · 2024

Isaac Gifford

Nebraska · 2024

87%

Dorian Hopkins

UTEP · 2024

78%

Mason Cobb

USC · 2024

All-Big 12

78%

Brock Horne

Bowling Green · 2024

77%

Matches Trey on

Class year

PD rate

Weight

Player DNA

Players who play like Jett Elad

Kekoura Tarnue

Jacksonville State · 2023

93%

Brandyn Hillman

Michigan · 2025

89%

Antonio Clary

Virginia · 2024

88%

Chris Shearin

James Madison · 2024

88%

Teagan Wilk

East Carolina · 2025

88%

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jett Elad

2019

2022

202413 games

202512 games

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Box Safety

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