Jaden Dolphin
Jaden Dolphin
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Northern Illinois. The receipt: 8 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 204 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 61 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 63 | 42 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 45 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 35 | 20 | 5.0 | 2.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 204 | 101 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 16–14
at Notre Dame
8 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to JT Killen’s 2023 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to JT Killen's senior season at Coastal Carolina (2023).
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