Jaiyden Thompson
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
52
Depth

Jaiyden Thompson

Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersRebuilding
WLBDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Jaiyden Thompson starting?

Jaiyden Thompson is listed 2nd string at WLB for Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

Senior · #16 · 6'3", 241 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

  1. 11365Ashton TaylorStarter
  2. 21652Jaiyden ThompsonYou

Middle Tennessee Starting Lineup

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Top linebackers in Conference USA

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Up next for Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee plays Western Kentucky at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 52 overall (Depth tier).

Team Share0%
Okolona, MS
Jersey
#16
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
241 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202540.50

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 65-rated defense; 29th-percentile production (×0.76 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 52.

Team defense (SP+)
65
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 29% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 28LKENNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 44-28

Oct 3LKUTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 55-0

Sep 19WNEVTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-20

Sep 12LMRSHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-26

Sep 5WMURTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-14

Jaiyden Thompson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

4 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0 sacks
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