Jaylen Gardner
Jaylen Gardner
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent two seasons in the Colorado State secondary. The receipt: 5 tackles against Air Force — Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Colorado State, 37 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Mora
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado State | 16 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 21 | 14 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 22 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 38–17
vs Northern Colorado
3 TOT
Dominant 21-point win at home against Northern Colorado.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jourdan Thomas’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brodrick Gooch's sophomore season at App State (2023).
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