Ayden Garnes
Ayden Garnes
Erases the deep middle of the field. Ayden Garnes has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against SMU — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona | 43 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 25 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 68 | 51 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 23–17
vs Kansas State
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Arizona
Returning around him
- 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #42
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Robert Longerbeam’s 2023 season.
Matches Robert on
Differs from Robert on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Fentrell Cypress's senior season at Florida State (2023).
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