Jordan Pollard

Senior linebacker for San José State. 2025: 108 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

LB · San José State · Sr. · #1

6′1″ · 202 lb · Los Angeles, CA

CFB Index 79 · #61 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamReturning to San José State for 2026

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

Tackles: 99th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

108

tackles · 2025

4.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks · 4 PBU

Statement game19 tackles · 1 TFLvs Fresno State (FBS) · L 14-41

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for San José State. 2025: 108 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to San José State in 2022.
115 tackles in 2024. Then 108 in 2025.

His career, year by year

Jordan Pollard

LB · San José State · Sr · #1

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Jordan Pollard has played for two head coaches in four seasons at San José State. He has three of these now, the latest All-Mountain West in 2025. One game to point at: 19 tackles, 1 TFL against Fresno 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

2022San José State7-5HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning

2023San José State7-6HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo

2024San José State7-6HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Pass-heavy

2025San José State3-9HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

79All-Conference level #61 of 583?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (99th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#29 / 2975 · 99th pct

108

Solo tackles#29 / 2975 · 99th pct

QB hurries#288 / 2975 · 88th pct

Passes defended#340 / 2975 · 86th pct

Sacks#389 / 2975 · 85th pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#648 / 2975 · 77th pct

4.5

Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct

Interceptions#304 / 817 · 31st pct

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
Home6g	10.3	0.5	0.2	0.3
Road6g	7.7	0.2	0.2	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	8.2	0.1	0.1	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	9.8	0.7	0.3	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ken Niumatalolo

Pass share

51.0%

106 pass / 102 run

Plays / game

69.3

3 games

Team sack rate

1.8%

110 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

79 · #61 of 583 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #61 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix to repeat All-Mountain West

Based on 2025: #5 of 45 Mountain West LBs

How the All-Mountain West estimate is computed

35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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	San José State	108	58	4.5	2.5	4	1	--
2024	San José State	115	59	14.0	2.0	3	1	--
2023	San José State	79	52	4.0	0.0	--	2	--
2022	San José State	40	20	3.0	0.0	--	1	--
Career		342	189	25.5	4.5	7	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025

W 31–28

vs Idaho

7 TOT · 4 SOLO

Edged out Idaho at home in a shootout.

With W. Eget — 222 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.9 · -2 rush yds (1 car) · J. Bates — 131 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 14-16vs Central Michigan	15	6	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 7-38@ Texas	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 31-28vs Idaho	7	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 29-30@ Stanford	5	1	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	W 35-28vs New Mexico	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 28-35@ Wyoming	11	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 25-30@ Utah State	7	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 45-38vs Hawai'i	8	8	2.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 11	L 16-26vs Air Force	7	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 10-55@ Nevada	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 3-25@ San Diego State	12	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 14-41vs Fresno State	19	12	1.0	0.0	1	0	Season-high 19 tackles
Total		108	58	4.5	2.5	1	4

How he plays

Play style

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

CFB Index positional classification

Activity vs finishing · season enumeration

What the box score actually says

12 games

108Tackles

58Solo

4.5TFL

2.5Sacks

4Pass def.

1INT

108 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.

Week 11 PD
Week 21 PD
Week 50.5 sacks
Week 81 sack
Week 101 sack · 1 PD
Week 121 PD
Week 141 INT

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

San José State

Preseason read · May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Linebacker · San José State

Returning around him

Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)

2026 Award watch

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

San José State · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #129

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyren Dupree’s 2023 season.

Tyren Dupree

67%match

Liberty · 2023

All-Conference USA

Trey Fields

North Texas · 2025

All-AAC

67%

Charlie Thomas

Georgia Tech · 2022

All-ACC

64%

Colin Ramos

Navy · 2023

All-AAC

64%

Manny Lawrence-Burke

Kent State · 2021

63%

Matches Tyren on

TFL rate

Solo tackle rate

Differs from Tyren on

Weight (lower)

Height (lower)

PD rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Carter II's senior season at Jacksonville State (2024).

Antonio Carter II

83%match

Jacksonville State · 2024

Isaiah Nwokobia

SMU · 2024

All-ACC

80%

Tyren Dupree

Liberty · 2023

All-Conference USA

80%

Jesus Machado

Tulane · 2023

All-AAC

78%

Jaylen Wester

Western Kentucky · 2025

78%

Matches Antonio on

Tackle volume

Solo tackle rate

Hurry rate

Player DNA

Players who play like Jordan Pollard

Kenny Haynes

Texas State · 2024

76%

Wesley Bissainthe

Miami · 2025

75%

Mehki Miller

Cincinnati · 2024

73%

Reid Dedman

Georgia Southern · 2024

67%

Keionte Newson

Ball State · 2023

65%

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

Jordan Pollard

20229 games

202413 games

202512 games

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Balanced Linebacker

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