Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#12
Jaden Harris
Senior safety on Kansas's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Atlanta, GA · Riverwood HS
CFB Index 51 · #259 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Georgia → Kansas 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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 541 nationally · Signed with Miami
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Kansas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami in 2022.
- Transferred from Georgia to Kansas in 2026.
Jaden Harris
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Mario Cristobal, Kirby Smart and Lance Leipold. 2024 brought the first one: ACC Defensive Back Player of the Week. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Arizona State — Week 3, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Miami3-star out of Riverwood
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
2025Georgia
2026Kansas
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Miami7-6HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2024Miami10-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2025Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-2HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 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
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.2%
89 pass / 127 run
Plays / game
72.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
99 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
51 · #259 of 537 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #259 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Returning starter at defensive back for a 5-7 Kansas team that went +5 in the portal.
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Caleb Ransaw’s 2024 season.
80%match
All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 24
Matches Caleb on
Class year
PD rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Taye Seymore's sophomore season at Georgia Tech (2024).
85%match
Matches Taye on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaden Harris
Background
2025 (at Georgia): Appeared in eight games during the season as a reserve DB and on special teams...made his Georgia debut in home win over Kentucky making two tackles, one solo...had one tackle in road win at Mississippi State...recorded a tackle against Texas...made two tackles, one solo…
The secondary · Kansas
- #3Corey Gordon53 tackles · 2025
- Austin Alexander46 tackles · 2025
- #1Jalen Todd44 tackles · 2025
- #27Taylor Davis41 tackles · 2025
- #12Jaden Harris6 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology