Jaydon Southard

Oklahoma SoonersContender

WLBDefenseAverage

3rd String

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Jaydon Southard is listed 3rd string at WLB for Oklahoma Sooners.

Jaydon Southard is listed WLB #3 for Oklahoma at 71 OVR.

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What's Next

Who do they play next?See Oklahoma Sooners's upcoming games Who's the backup?Dane Bathurst — No. 2 at WLB for Oklahoma How do they compare?Texas — Red River

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 18 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 71 overall (Average tier).

Team Share1%

[hometown — wires from CFBD /roster]

Jersey: #51
Class: RS SR/TR
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 225 lbs

Stats

Season	Tkl	TFL	Sacks
—	18	2.5	0

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 99-rated defense; 57th-percentile production (×0.60 for competition level) put them -11 vs unit starters → 71.

Team defense (SP+)

Rating basis

On-field stats

On-field production

Outperforms 57% of peers

Strength of schedule

Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)

Depth-chart adjustment

-11 for role; −12 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

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

18 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 0 sacks

Usage / Involvement11%

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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.