Jayden Wayne
California Golden Bears
78
Solid

Jayden Wayne

California Golden BearsAverage
LOLBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Jayden Wayne starting?

Jayden Wayne is the projected starter at LOLB for California Golden Bears.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of IMG Academy, ranked #83 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 26 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 3 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #83 NatlTeam Share5%
Tacoma, WA
Jersey
#10
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
255 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025264.53

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9622
National Rank
#83
High School
IMG Academy
Hometown
Bradenton, FL

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 78th-percentile production (×0.84 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 78.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 78% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

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.

The People's Ratings

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78
Solid
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Team Role

26 tkl · 4.5 TFL · 3 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%

Depth at LOLB · California Golden Bears

  1. 11078Jayden WayneStarter
  2. 2471Justin Beadles
  3. 31955Odera Okaka
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.