Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Air Force
Jayden Thiergood
DE • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jayden Thiergood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Air Force
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Air Force
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Jayden Thiergood built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive end from Chicago, IL wearing No. 48, spending time with Air Force. The clearest part of Jayden Thiergood's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Air Force
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jayden Thiergood, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Air Force. Jayden Thiergood shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Jayden Thiergood quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Air Force · DE
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Air Force
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Marian Central Catholic · Air Force
- High school pipeline
- Marian Central Catholic · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · DE 119th (top 41%) · Mountain West 178th (top 34%) · National 2,121st (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Air Force | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Air Force | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Air Force | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 39.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Air Force | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 59.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Air Force | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Air Force | 7 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 17.5 |
Related Context
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Jayden Thiergood played DE for Air Force. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jayden Thiergood recorded 50 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Air Force.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Air Force paired 12.5 primary output with 23.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Air Force
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
14.3
Usage
3.2
Consistency
9.5
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 0.5. San Diego State: 0. Navy: 2. Colorado State: 0. Army: 0. UNLV: 0. Boise State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 1 by 9.2. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 6 by 45. Colorado State: 3 by 12.5. Army: 2 by 8.3. UNLV: 4 by 16.7. Boise State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 4 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
45 vs Navy
Player Story
Jayden Thiergood story
Jayden Thiergood built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive end from Chicago, IL wearing No. 48, spending time with Air Force. The clearest part of Jayden Thiergood's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 24 career games in the available record. That gives Jayden Thiergood's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Air Force
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Air Force | 1 | 6.1 | 2.3 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Air Force | 5 | 18.3 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Air Force | 5 | 18.3 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Air Force | 12.5 | 23.2 | 9.2 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Air Force | 2.5 | 14.3 | 3.2 | -10 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Air Force | 2.5 | 14.3 | 3.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado State
Week 12 · W 24-12 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#2
@ Navy
Week 8 · W 17-6
2
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Nevada
Week 12 · W 41-39 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
@ San Diego State
Week 13 · W 13-3 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Boise State
Week 8 · L 14-19 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Air Force
12.5 primary output · 23.2 efficiency · 9.2 usage
59.4
#2
2021 Postseason · Air Force
39.3
5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Air Force
39.3
5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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