Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-29vs Idaho State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-16@ Washington | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-33@ Utah | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
#18
James Jennette
Senior linebacker for Utah State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 225 lb · Durham, NC
Transferred Virginia Tech → Utah State for 2026
The numbers
11
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, at Utah
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Utah State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2023.
- Transferred from Virginia Tech to Utah State in 2026.
James Jennette
Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Brent Pry and Bronco Mendenhall. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 sacks against Utah — Week 3, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 2 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Virginia Tech3-star out of College of the Canyons
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coaches2023
Utah State
2024era →
Nate Dreiling
Utah State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Blake Anderson, Nate Dreiling, and Bronco Mendenhall. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Utah State
2025Virginia Tech
2026Utah State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Utah State | 11 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 10 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
James Jennette's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +5 tackles, +1 tackle for loss, +1 sack.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2026Utah State0-3HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (96th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Concern: solo tackles (11th 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
54.3%
121 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
74.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
120 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The linebacker corps · Utah State
- Harrison Taggart18 tackles · 2026
- #11Asher Cunningham17 tackles · 2026
- #41Carl Nesmith15 tackles · 2026
- #18James Jennette11 tackles · 2026
- #14Bronson Olevao10 tackles · 2026
30 more on the roster · Utah State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology