Last confirmed: Eastern Michigan, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 224 lb · Zephyrhills, FL
Jaylen Pickett: LB · Eastern Michigan · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaylen Pickett
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. 2 stars out of high school, three seasons of real snaps at Eastern Michigan since. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Northern Illinois — Week 5, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
73 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Eastern Michigan | 73 | 32 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Eastern Michigan | 30 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 111 | 45 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 20-19@ Purdue | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-35@ Buffalo | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23@ San Diego State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-26vs Northern Illinois | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27@ Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-26vs Toledo | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 8 | W 42-20@ Ball State | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 22-37vs Army | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-7vs Central Michigan | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-7vs Akron | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-23vs Georgia Southern | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 32 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 7 · 2018
W 28-26
vs Toledo
1 sack · 2.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%8 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
1%1 pass breakups73 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Chris Creighton — 19-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
44.6%
387 pass / 481 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Eastern Michigan, 111 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 25 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chris Creighton.
