Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | W 39-7vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
Ja'Kai Young
Last confirmed: James Madison, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 183 lb · Stamford, CT · Westhill
Ja'Kai Young: CB · James Madison · #19.
Ja'Kai Young
Gardner-Webb to James Madison — the move that set up everything since. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Coastal Carolina — Week 7, 2024.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
James Madison in the news
- James Madison joins American Conference
- James Madison clinches bowl eligibility
Sun Belt Conference Oct 11
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 7 · 2024
W 39-7
1 tackle
Dominant 32-point win at home against Coastal Carolina.
Teams and coaches
2024James Madison9-4HC: Bob Chesney · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Bob Chesney
Pass share
42.8%
381 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
1 tackle in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons, two schools
- 2024 James Madison ChesneyYear 2 · 1 game
- Dec 2023 Entered the transfer portalGardner-Webb to James Madison
- 2023 Gardner-WebbYear 1 · 2 games
His moves
- Signed with Gardner-Webb in the 2023 class.
- Transferred from Gardner-Webb to James Madison, Dec 7, 2023.
How it ended
One season at James Madison, 1 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2023
- Signed with Gardner-Webbout of Westhill
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Transferred to James Madisonfrom Gardner-Webb