South Alabama · W 35-20
8 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 2 above.
Jadon Mayfield
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the same linebacker corps at Louisiana Tech. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Army — Week 5, 2026.
52 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 9 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 52 | 18 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 61 | 18 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 117 | 38 | 18.0 | 6.5 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ No. 8 LSU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-36@ Baylor | 8 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 5 | W 31-29vs Army | 13 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 32-31vs Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-0@ UL Monroe | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-0vs Old Dominion | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | W 35-20@ South Alabama | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 18 | 9.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-20 at South Alabama, play by play
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 9 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Louisiana Tech’s defense played that day
South Alabama’s 12 drives: 9 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9.
5 tackles, including 2 sacks, tied for 5th-most sacks in FBS that week. His sack on 4th and 13 ended Old Dominion’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 4th and 13. Fourth quarter, up 26-0. Ended Old Dominion’s drive (downs).
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 13 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
A big game: 8 tackles, including 2 more for loss, 1 sack, tied for 3rd-most tackles for loss in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Third quarter, down 26-7.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%9 TFLSack rate
6%3 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups52 tackles · 9 for loss · 3 sacks.
3 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 19-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
44.8%
232 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.8
8 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
259 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
52 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #70 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #8 of 45 Conference USA LBs — his program moves to the Sun Belt for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
The No. 1,902 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Sun Belt as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sonny Cumbie.
