Senior defensive end for Air Force. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 18 tackles.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Chicago, IL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 2666 nationally · Signed with Air Force
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Air Force. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 18 tackles.
Jayd Thiergood
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Fourth year in the Air Force defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 4 tackles against UNLV — Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Air Force, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 32-13 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (6th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 17 · 2023
W 31–21
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-6@ Navy | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-13@ Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-23vs Army | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-31vs UNLV | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-27@ Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 31-21vs James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to CJ Bazile’s 2021 season.
Matches CJ on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Cameron Whitfield's senior season at Louisiana (2025).
Matches Cameron on
Player DNA