Jayden Bryant
Kansas State Wildcats
77
Solid

Jayden Bryant

Kansas State WildcatsRebuilding
RDEDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Coastal Carolina
2nd String / Backup

Is Jayden Bryant starting?

Jayden Bryant is listed 2nd string at RDE for Kansas State Wildcats.

Redshirt sophomore · #40 · 6'4", 230 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Kansas State Wildcats

  1. 19185Jordan AllenStarter
  2. 24077Jayden BryantYou

Kansas State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big 12

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Up next for Kansas State

Kansas State plays Oklahoma State at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 01:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 16 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Team Share3%
Clover, SC
Jersey
#40
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
230 lbs
Transfer
Coastal Carolina

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—164.52

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

Recruiting Profile

High School
Clover
Hometown
Clover, SC

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 75th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.79 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 75% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 33% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 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 31LCOLOTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24 OT

Oct 24LASUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-17

Oct 10LHOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-16

Sep 26LCINTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-26

Sep 19WTULNTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-20

Sep 12WWSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-7

Sep 5WNICHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 71-3

Jayden Bryant's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

16 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement50%
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