Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-19vs Indiana State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 36-38vs Wake Forest | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jaden Mangham
Senior defensive back on Purdue's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Birmingham, MI
CFB Index 29 · #451 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Michigan → Purdue 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.
The story
4 defensive back on Purdue's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Michigan to Purdue in 2026.
Jaden Mangham
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- 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 · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Brohm, Ryan Walters, and Barry Odom. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Purdue
2025Michigan
2026Purdue
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2025Michigan9-4HC: Biff Poggi · Run-leaning
2026Purdue1-1HC: Barry Odom · Balanced, fast tempo
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 2 games: 4.0 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
Barry Odom
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
29 · #451 of 544 safeties
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Purdue | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan | 30 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 53 | 29 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 111 | 64 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 5 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 44–19
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caleb Coleman’s 2025 season.
Matches Caleb on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Damion Charity's junior season at Ball State (2023).
90%match
Matches Damion on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaden Mangham
The secondary · Purdue
- #6Mister Clark57 tackles · 2025
- #4Hudauri Hines32 tackles · 2025
- #2Jaden Mangham30 tackles · 2025
- #1Smiley Bradford30 tackles · 2025
- #13John Slaughter24 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Purdue team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology