Jaden Keller
Jaden Keller
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the Virginia Tech linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 1 TFL against Wake Forest, Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
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 | Virginia Tech | 50 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 83 | 35 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 22 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 24 | 13 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 179 | 77 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 23–21
at NC State
6 TOT · 5 SOLO · 1 TFL
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
2026 Outlook
Virginia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Virginia Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +0 net (27 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia Tech · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #30
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keenan Pili’s 2022 season.
Matches Keenan on
Differs from Keenan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Barr's senior season at Vanderbilt (2023).
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