Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-0vs Duquesne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 32-38vs North Dakota State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#45
Jaylin Reese
Junior linebacker for Air Force. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 235 lb · Woodbury, MN · East Ridge
Returning to Air Force for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Duquesne
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Air Force. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Air Force in 2023.
Jaylin Reese
He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Air Force behind him. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against North Dakota State, Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Air Force2-star out of East Ridge
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Air Force
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Air Force
Played his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Troy Calhoun, all run-heavy offenses — 10-16 over that span.
2024Air Force5-7HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2025Air Force4-8HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
2026Air Force1-1HC: Troy Calhoun · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–0
vs Duquesne
1 TOT
Dominant 34-point win at home against Duquesne.
With W. Duncan — 56 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 62 LONG · C. Cremascoli — 52 LONG · 100 PCT · 10 PTS
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Air Force
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Air Force
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (0 in / 4 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Air Force · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #137 · 2026 recruiting class #136
Background
2025 – Played in 12 games, one start … one tackle, sack at Colorado State … one tackle and first-career INT at San Jose State, returning it 11 yards … had a PBU and QBH vs. Hawaii … first-career start vs. Bucknell...recorded a career-best four tackles. 2024 – Played in one game, seeing action vs....
The linebacker corps · Air Force
- #6Blake Fletcher108 tackles · 2025
- #8Dallas Daley45 tackles · 2025
- #33Brody Bujnoch31 tackles · 2025
- #30Isaac Hubert30 tackles · 2025
- #45Jaylin Reese10 tackles · 2025
11 more on the roster · Air Force team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology