Jay'Viar Suggs
Jay'Viar Suggs
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Illinois, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 13–10
vs Washington
2 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (33 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #78
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Decarius Hawthorne’s 2023 season.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Gillotte's freshman season at Louisville (2021).
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