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Player Dossier
2018-2022Western Kentucky
Jaden Hunter
LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaden Hunter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Player Story
Jaden Hunter built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Jaden Hunter's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Georgia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Jaden Hunter, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Jaden Hunter shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 130
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jaden Hunter quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · LB
- Career Tackles
- 130
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Marshall
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Westlake · Georgia
- High school pipeline
- Westlake · 46 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · LB 375th (top 31%) · Conference USA 78th (top 16%) · National 951st (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 10 | 14 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 20.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 53.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 63 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 38 | 5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 42.6 |
Related Context
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Jaden Hunter played LB for Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jaden Hunter recorded 130 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 11 primary output with 32.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
20.3
Usage
5.3
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
UAB
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. Austin Peay: 1. Indiana: 1. Troy: 0. UTSA: 0. Middle Tennessee: 0. UAB: 2.5. North Texas: 0.5. Charlotte: 1. Rice: 0.5. Auburn: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 4 by 16.7. Austin Peay: 5 by 30.8. Indiana: 4 by 26.7. Troy: 2 by 8.3. UTSA: 3 by 12.5. Middle Tennessee: 5 by 20.8. UAB: 6 by 50. North Texas: 4 by 21.7. Charlotte: 2 by 18.3. Rice: 2 by 13.3. Auburn: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
50 vs UAB
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | @ Auburn | L 17-41 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rice | W 45-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Charlotte | W 59-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs North Texas | L 13-40 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs UABSplash game | W 20-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 35-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UTSA | L 28-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Troy | L 27-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Indiana | L 30-33 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Hawai'i | W 49-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/27 | vs Austin Peay | W 38-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaden Hunter story
Jaden Hunter built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 1, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Jaden Hunter's career was his defensive production: 130 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Jaden Hunter's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 2 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 2 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 3.5 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 3.5 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 11 | 32.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 11 | 32.1 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 6.5 | 20.3 | 5.3 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Marshall
Week 13 · W 53-21 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs UAB
Week 8 · W 20-17 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Arkansas
Week 11 · W 45-19
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Chattanooga
Week 8 · W 13-10
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 10 · W 48-21 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Western Kentucky
11 primary output · 32.1 efficiency · 7.1 usage
53.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
53.6
11 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 7.1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
42.6
6.5 primary · 20.3 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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