Jayden Wilson
Jayden Wilson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Danny Gonzales, Bronco Mendenhall and Scotty Walden. The receipt: 16 tackles, 2 TFL against Liberty — Week 7, 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: Dana Dimel → Scotty Walden. 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
Scotty Walden
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 | UTEP | 92 | 35 | 8.0 | 0.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 32 | 10 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 133 | 48 | 10.5 | 2.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 42–17
vs UT Martin
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 25-point win at home against UT Martin.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UTEP
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UTEP
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (21 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTEP · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #101 · 2026 recruiting class #92
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dequan Jackson’s 2021 season.
Matches Dequan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Taye Brown's junior season at Arizona (2025).
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