SE Louisiana · L 35-38 · FCS
No tackles.
Florida Atlantic · L 17-45
No tackles.
Southern Miss · L 21-35
No tackles.
Calender has tackles in 5 of UL Monroe’s 8 games: none against SE Louisiana, Florida Atlantic and Southern Miss.
Jaeden Calender
Third year in the UL Monroe linebacker corps. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Troy — Week 8, 2026.
16 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-62@ Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-26@ UAB | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-52@ South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-24vs Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-14@ Troy | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 24 · W 21-14 at Troy, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 2-yard loss on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, down 7-3.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 5 games with play by play.
How UL Monroe’s defense played that day
Troy’s 14 drives: 12 stopped (2 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 12 of 14. His sack came with UL Monroe down 4.
3 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss on 3rd and 6. First quarter, tied 0-0.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksPD rate
6%1 pass breakups16 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under Bryant Vincent — 9-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
49.0%
257 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
65.6
8 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
285 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #45 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,232 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bryant Vincent.
