Jayden Sweeney
Jayden Sweeney
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 7 tackles against UConn — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tom Herman, Chad Lunsford, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 41 | 27 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Liberty | 14 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 57 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 56–14
vs Florida A&M
1 TOT
Dominant 42-point win at home against Florida A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida Atlantic
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Florida Atlantic
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -8 net (22 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida Atlantic · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #130
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caleb Weaver’s 2023 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kaleb Cost's junior season at North Carolina (2025).
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Background
At Florida Atlantic Redshirt Senior (2026) Redshirt Junior (2025) Joined the Owls and new Head Coach Zach Kittley in the summer of 2025 Added a solo tackle and a quarterback hurry in the Owls' season opener versus Maryland Recorded an assisted tackle in the Owls' 561-4 win over FAMU Credited with...