#26

Jai Eugene Jr.

DB · Syracuse · R-Jr. · #26

Transferred Western Kentucky → Syracuse for 2026
R-Jr. · Destrehan, La. → Destrehan
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Jai Eugene Jr.

DB · Western Kentucky · So · #26

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#936 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Nunzio Campanile
Syracuse
2024
Fran Brown
Syracuse
era →
2025
Fran Brown
Syracuse

Coaching transition mid-career: Nunzio Campanile → Fran Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Syracuse

2025Western Kentucky
2026Syracuse

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Tulane11-3HC: Slade Nagle · Run-leaning
2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Western Kentucky21131.51.05----
2024Western Kentucky330.00.0------
2023Tulane110.00.0------
Career25171.51.05----

How he plays

Play style

Erases the deep middle of the field.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Centerfielder

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Hudauri Hines’s 2025 season.

Purdue · 2025

#2

Jason Marshall Jr.

Florida · 2024

All-SECNFL Rd 5
70%
#3

Jaheim Singletary

Arkansas · 2023

69%
#4

Ja'Son Prevard

Virginia · 2025

69%
#5

Terhyon Nichols

Kentucky · 2025

68%

Matches Hudauri on

Class year
PD rate
Weight

Differs from Hudauri on

TFL rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Branden Strozier's junior season at Clemson (2025).

Clemson · 2025

#2

Brian Nelson II

NC State · 2025

74%
#3

Levar Thornton Jr.

Baylor · 2025

68%
#4

Maxwell Hairston

Kentucky · 2024

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 30
68%
#5

Myles Brooks

Louisiana Tech · 2022

All-Conference USA
67%

Matches Branden on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10745

Final rank
#11184
Avg #11019.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10745 this season.

Background

Career Overview: Has appeared in 25 games over three seasons at Tulane (2023) and Western Kentucky (2024-25), recording 25 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack and five pass breakups ... Transferred to Syracuse in January, 2026. Redshirt Sophomore Year (2025 at Western Kentucky): Saw action in...

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