Usage Score
4.2
Player Dossier
2021-2025Western Kentucky
Jayden Gray
DL • 6'2" • 276 lbs • Fort Worth, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jayden Gray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
12.9
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
13
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State • Louisiana Tech • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Scouting Read
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Jayden Gray, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Iowa State. Jayden Gray shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.
Jayden Gray played DL for Iowa State, Louisiana Tech, and Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jayden Gray recorded 51 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 1 primary output with 9.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa State, Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
12.9
Usage
4.2
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Jacksonville State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Sam Houston: 3. Toledo: 0. Nevada: 0. Missouri State: 0. Florida International: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. LSU: 0.5. Jacksonville State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Sam Houston: 3 by 42.5. Toledo: 3 by 12.5. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. Missouri State: 2 by 8.3. Florida International: 0 by 0. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 18.3. LSU: 2 by 13.3. Jacksonville State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.9 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Sam Houston
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Sam Houston
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Jacksonville State | L 34-37 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ LSU | L 10-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 42-26 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/15 | vs Florida International | L 6-25 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Missouri State | W 27-22 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Nevada | W 31-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Toledo | L 21-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Sam HoustonSplash game | W 41-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Iowa State
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Louisiana Tech
2023-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Western Kentucky
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20212022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 3.5 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 14.8 | 7.2 | 2.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 4.5 | 12.9 | 4.2 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Middle Tennessee
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#2
Sam Houston
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
#3
Middle Tennessee
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.
#4
Ohio
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.
#5
UTEP
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Iowa State
1 primary output · 9.2 efficiency · 3.2 usage
16.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
16.5
6 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
13
4.5 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8433
Eaton · Haslet, TX
- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
3
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
51
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.