Jaden Mickey
Jaden Mickey
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Marcus Freeman and Spencer Danielson. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against UNLV, Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Andy Avalos → Spencer Danielson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
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 | Boise State | 38 | 32 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 60 | 48 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 51–14
vs Eastern Washington
1 TFL · 7 SOLO · 7 TOT
Dominant 37-point win at home against Eastern Washington.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Boise State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Boise State
Returning around him
- 1 Boise State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (11 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Boise State · Last season: 9-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #81 · 2026 recruiting class #51
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brandon Crossley’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Max Melton's senior season at Rutgers (2023).
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Background
CAREER HONORS Phil Steele Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team (2026) RS JUNIOR (2025) Top Highlights: Appeared in 13 games, starting 11…finished the year with 38 tackles, including 32 solo and seven for loss…made his first start as a Bronco against Eastern Washington, making seven solo tackles, inclu...