Jayden Williams
Jayden Williams
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against Jacksonville State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at UCF, 107 tackles — drafted at #217 overall by Arizona.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Arizona2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
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 | UCF | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 25 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 33 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 35 | 20 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 107 | 61 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 6 | 3 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jashon Prophete’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Favors's senior season at App State (2025).
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