Player Dossier

2016-2021

San José State

Jay Lenard

S • 6'1" • 207 lbs • Beaumont, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jay Lenard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.7

Efficiency

33

Consistency

57.4

Season Value

27.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · San José State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
San José State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jay Lenard, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · San José State. Jay Lenard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

San José State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 33 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · San José State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

33

Usage

8.7

Consistency

57.4

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. USC: 0. Unknown: 1. Hawai'i: 2. Western Michigan: 0. New Mexico State: 1. Colorado State: 1.5. San Diego State: 2. UNLV: 0. Wyoming: 1. Nevada: 0.5. Utah State: 1. Fresno State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 11 by 45.8. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Hawai'i: 3 by 32.5. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico State: 2 by 18.3. Colorado State: 13 by 65. San Diego State: 8 by 53.3. UNLV: 5 by 20.8. Wyoming: 5 by 30.8. Nevada: 6 by 30. Utah State: 8 by 43.3. Fresno State: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · -0.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

San Diego State

Best efficiency game

65 vs Colorado State

Result
Thu 11/25vs Fresno StateL 9-4053000
Sun 11/14vs Utah StateL 17-4885100
Sun 11/7@ NevadaL 24-27640.5000
Sat 10/30vs WyomingW 27-21530010
Fri 10/22@ UNLVW 27-2053000
Sat 10/16vs San Diego StateL 13-1985110
Sat 10/9@ Colorado State10+ tacklesL 14-321331.5000
Sun 10/3vs New Mexico StateW 37-3121001
Sat 9/25@ Western MichiganL 3-2343000
Sun 9/19@ Hawai'iW 17-1333110
Sat 9/4@ USC10+ tacklesL 7-30112000
Sun 8/29vs Unknown22100

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    San José State

    2016-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2016201720182019202020202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonSan José State04.20.8
2017 Regular SeasonSan José State219.74.72
2018 Regular SeasonSan José State10.539.610.38.5
2019 Regular SeasonSan José State9.540.611.8-1
2020 PostseasonSan José State1.525.56.4-8
2020 Regular SeasonSan José State1.525.56.40
2021 Regular SeasonSan José State10338.78.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Hawai'i

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.8 takeover score.

#2

San Diego State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.5 takeover score.

#3

Wyoming

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.

#4

Colorado State

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.

#5

Hawai'i

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · San José State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35

#2

2019 Regular Season · San José State

31.9

9.5 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 11.8 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · San José State

27.4

10 primary · 33 efficiency · 8.7 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

10

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8314

Wayne · Dayton, OH

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

318

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 50 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
318