Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
#24
Jayden Lawton
Senior defensive back on Texas State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 193 lb · Dallas, TX
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1316 nationally · Signed with SMU
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on Texas State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to SMU in 2022.
- Transferred from SMU to Laney College in 2023.
Jayden Lawton
He got to Laney College by way of SMU. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against North Texas — Week 3, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with SMU3-star out of Lovejoy
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Texas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Jayden Lawton's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 49–35
vs North Texas
0.5 tackles for loss · 5 tackles · 1 pass breakups
Edged out North Texas at home in a shootout.
With B. Jackson — 268 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.6 · 30 rush yds (9 car) · T. Burgess Jr. — 214 rush yds (25 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 pass breakup, +5 tackles, +0.5 tackles for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Texas State1-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (97th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
36.8%
81 pass / 139 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
73 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The secondary · Texas State
- #7Ryan Nolan72 tackles · 2025
- #1Amarion Atwood29 tackles · 2025
- #20Malik Willis20 tackles · 2025
- #24Dexter Ricks Jr.18 tackles · 2025
- Jayden Lawton3 games · 2026
12 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology