Senior defensive back on UCF's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Freehold, NJ · Bergen Catholic
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
CB recruit
No. 452 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on UCF's 2026 roster.
Jayden Bellamy
Erases the deep middle of the field. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Nunzio Campanile, Fran Brown and Scott Frost. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 44-30vs Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 67-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
With T. Swint — 48 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Barnett — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.9 · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
41.2%
70 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
56.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
78 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #129 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #18 of 42 Big 12 DBs
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jahari Rogers’s 2021 season.
Matches Jahari on
Differs from Jahari on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Joey Porter Jr.'s junior season at Penn State (2022).
Matches Joey on
Player DNA
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