Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-14vs Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-45vs Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Jaylen Mbakwe
Junior cornerback on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 195 lb · Clay, AL · Clay-Chalkville H.S.
Transferred Alabama → Georgia Tech for 2026
Recruiting
5★
CB recruit
No. 12 nationally · Signed with Alabama
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior cornerback on Georgia Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Alabama in 2024.
- Transferred from Alabama to Georgia Tech in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
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Jaylen Mbakwe
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Kalen DeBoer and Brent Key. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Tennessee, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20249 games
- Signed with Alabama5-star out of Clay-Chalkville
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Georgia Tech
Played his entire career under Brent Key.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Georgia Tech
2025Alabama
2026Georgia Tech
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Alabama | 15 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Georgia Tech1-2HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
46.7%
85 pass / 97 run
Plays / game
60.7
3 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The secondary · Georgia Tech
- #14Jonas Duclona35 tackles · 2025
- #5Zachary Tobe30 tackles · 2025
- #6Kelvin Hill21 tackles · 2025
- #27Tae Harris20 tackles · 2025
- #3Jaylen Mbakwe1 tackle · 2025
14 more on the roster · Georgia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology