Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2021San 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.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Jay Lenard built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a safety from Beaumont, TX wearing No. 27, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jay Lenard's career was his defensive production: 318...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Jay Lenard, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · San José State. Jay Lenard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 318
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Jay Lenard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · S
- Career Tackles
- 318
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Wayne · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Wayne · 36 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · S 41st (top 8%) · Mountain West 23rd (top 5%) · National 247th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 90 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 65.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 95 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 74.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | San José State | 5 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 5 | 15 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 72 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 59.3 |
Related Context
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Jay Lenard played S for San José State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jay Lenard recorded 318 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
San José State paired 11.5 primary output with 42.2 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.
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2021 Regular Season · San José State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
33
Usage
8
Consistency
57.4
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. USC: 0. Southern Utah: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 11 by 45.8. Southern Utah: 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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Wins
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 11/25 | vs Fresno State | L 9-40 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | vs Utah State | L 17-48 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | @ Nevada | L 24-27 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Wyoming | W 27-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/22 | @ UNLV | W 27-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs San Diego StateSplash game | L 13-19 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Colorado State10+ tackles | L 14-32 | 13 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | vs New Mexico State | W 37-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Western Michigan | L 3-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | @ Hawai'iSplash game | W 17-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ USC10+ tackles | L 7-30 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/29 | vs Southern Utah | W 45-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jay Lenard story
Jay Lenard built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a safety from Beaumont, TX wearing No. 27, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Jay Lenard's career was his defensive production: 318 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 50 career games in the available record. That gives Jay Lenard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2016-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 19.7 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 12.5 | 41.3 | 9.6 | 10.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 11.5 | 42.2 | 12.1 | -1 |
| 2020 Postseason | San José State | 1.5 | 25.5 | 6.1 | -10 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 1.5 | 25.5 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 33 | 8 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 9 · W 50-37 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulsa
Week 2 · L 16-34
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
@ Hawai'i
Week 11 · L 40-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#4
vs San Diego State
Week 7 · L 13-19 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#5
vs San Diego State
Week 8 · L 17-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · San José State
11.5 primary output · 42.2 efficiency · 12.1 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · San José State
65.6
12.5 primary · 41.3 efficiency · 9.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · San José State
59.3
10 primary · 33 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
8
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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