Jaxon Player
Jaxon Player
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Philip Montgomery and Dave Aranda. All-AAC in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Oklahoma State — Week 5, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Baylor, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-AAC
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-AAC
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022
W 38–35
at Oklahoma
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out Oklahoma on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Caleb Thomas’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Cameron Bariteau's graduate season at Colorado State (2023).
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