Jayden Loving
Jayden Loving
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Duke, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 44 | 15 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 32 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 33 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 13–12
vs SMU
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
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
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39
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 Brandon Brown’s 2023 season.
Matches Brandon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Brown's senior season at UTSA (2023).
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