5′10″ · 200 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Franklin Central
He has 52 tackles, tied for 13th among FBS defensive backs.
Jayon Harvey
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against San Diego State — Week 3, 2026.
52 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison | 52 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 52 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 8): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs Liberty | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 87-3vs Wagner | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-13@ San Diego State | 12 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 46-20@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs Marshall | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Georgia Southern | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-22vs Georgia State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-34@ App State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 22 · L 31-34 at App State, play by play
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How James Madison’s defense played that day
App State’s 15 drives: 8 stopped · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 8 of 14.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
9 tackles.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
3 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
A big game: 12 tackles.
4 tackles.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Forced a fumble. First quarter, up 7-0.
Week 1 · 2026
W 20-13
vs Liberty
8 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 6 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -13 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL52 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
45.5%
248 pass / 297 run
Plays / game
68.1
8 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
52 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
