Jayden Cofield
Jayden Cofield
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Third year in the Texas Tech defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Oklahoma State, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Joey McGuire.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 25 | 10 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 22 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 22 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (22 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ahmad Moten’s 2024 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Leonard Taylor's junior season at Miami (2023).
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Background
2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE) Important part of Texas Tech’s defensive line rotation as a sophomore … appeared in all 14 games as the primary backup to Lee Hunter at noseguard … Recorded 24 tackles on the season (8 solo), including 3.5 for a loss and a shared sack … added a fumble recovery that was par...