Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs Youngstown State | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45vs Alabama | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 16 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#5
Jordan Castell
Senior defensive back for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 211 lb · Orlando, FL
CFB Index 62 · #164 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Florida → Kentucky 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.
How he plays
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Tackles for loss: 85th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
1
interception · 2026
16 tackles · 2 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 9 tackles, vs Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2023.
- Transferred from Florida to Kentucky in 2026.
Jordan Castell
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against Youngstown State — Week 1, 2026.
16 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
202312 games
- Signed with Florida4-star out of West Orange
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Kentucky
2026era →
Will Stein
Kentucky
Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Stoops → Will Stein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kentucky
2025Florida
2026Kentucky
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2026Kentucky1-1HC: Will Stein · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Strength: tackles (80th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 8.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–13
7 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 TFL
Dominant 32-point win at home against Youngstown State.
With K. Minchey — 301 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · 17 rush yds (1 car) · T. O'Hara — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 45 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Adonis Williams Jr.’s 2022 season.
84%match
Matches Adonis on
PD rate
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalon Ferrell's senior season at Massachusetts (2023).
90%match
Matches Jalon on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Jordan Castell
The secondary · Kentucky
- #14Ty Bryant76 tackles · 2025
- #5Jordan Castell54 tackles · 2025
- #20Terhyon Nichols18 tackles · 2025
- #30Grant Grayton16 tackles · 2025
- #21Nasir Addison13 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology