#8

Jaylen Blackwell

LB · Boston College · Sr. · #8

In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Boston College)
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jaylen Blackwell

LB · Boston College · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2095 national
CFB
College
Boston College
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Boston College
2022
Boston College
2023
Boston College

Played his entire career under Jeff Hafley.

In Portal · 2026

In transfer portal

2025Boston College
DestinationTBD

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Boston College6-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-heavy
2022Boston College3-9HC: Jeff Hafley · Pass-leaning
2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Boston College1151.00.0------
2022Boston College21124.02.5------
2021Boston College210.00.0------
Career34185.02.5------

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Antavious Fish’s 2022 season.

Akron · 2022

#2

Ale Kaho

UCLA · 2021

66%
#3

Caden Sullivan

App State · 2022

65%
#4

Xavier Cullens

Memphis · 2020

63%
#5

Prince Kollie

Notre Dame · 2022

63%

Matches Antavious on

Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate

Differs from Antavious on

Height (higher)
Solo tackle rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ale Kaho's sophomore season at UCLA (2021).

Ale Kaho

77%match

UCLA · 2021

#2

Reco Hannah

New Mexico · 2021

76%
#3

C.J. Goetz

Wisconsin · 2021

73%
#4

Spencer Jones

Army · 2021

72%
#5

Jonah Elliss

Utah · 2022

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 3 · Pk 12
72%

Matches Ale on

TFL rate
PD rate
Sack rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #12386

Final rank
#13646
Avg #13223.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #12386 this season.