Usage Score
9.9
Player Dossier
2022-2025Western Kentucky
Jaylen Wester
LB • 6'0" • 228 lbs • Palmetto, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Wester shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.5 disruption score.
Efficiency
41.5
Consistency
31.4
Season Value
45.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic • Colorado • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Scouting Read
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Jaylen Wester, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Jaylen Wester shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.5 disruption score.
Jaylen Wester played LB for Florida Atlantic, Colorado, and Western Kentucky. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylen Wester recorded 236 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 13.5 primary output with 41.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.5 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 Florida Atlantic, Colorado, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
41.5
Usage
9.9
Consistency
31.4
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 5. North Alabama: 0. Sam Houston: 2. Toledo: 0. Nevada: 1. Missouri State: 0. Delaware: 0. Florida International: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0.5. New Mexico State: 2.5. Middle Tennessee: 1. LSU: 0.5. Jacksonville State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 12 by 100. North Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Sam Houston: 3 by 32.5. Toledo: 8 by 33.3. Nevada: 8 by 43.3. Missouri State: 4 by 16.7. Delaware: 9 by 37.5. Florida International: 5 by 20.8. Louisiana Tech: 15 by 55. New Mexico State: 4 by 41.7. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 35. LSU: 17 by 55. Jacksonville State: 13 by 60
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 9 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · -1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
100 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/23 | @ Southern Miss10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-16 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Jacksonville State10+ tackles | L 34-37 | 13 | 12 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ LSU10+ tackles | L 10-13 | 17 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 42-26 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs New Mexico StateSplash game | W 35-16 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tue 10/21 | @ Louisiana Tech10+ tackles | W 28-27 | 15 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/15 | vs Florida International | L 6-25 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/3 | @ Delaware | W 27-24 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Missouri State | W 27-22 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Nevada | W 31-16 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Toledo | L 21-45 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs North Alabama | W 55-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | vs Sam HoustonSplash game | W 41-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Florida Atlantic
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Colorado
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Western Kentucky
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 10.5 | 29.6 | 9.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11.5 | 34.4 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado | 1.5 | 12.9 | 2.3 | -10 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado | 1.5 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13.5 | 41.5 | 9.9 | 12 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13.5 | 41.5 | 9.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Southern Miss
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Primary metric
5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.5 takeover score.
#2
Florida International
4
Primary metric
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#3
East Carolina
3.5
Primary metric
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#4
UTEP
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
#5
UAB
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Western Kentucky
13.5 primary output · 41.5 efficiency · 9.9 usage
45.7
#2
2025 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
45.7
13.5 primary · 41.5 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
39.4
11.5 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
10
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8081
Palmetto · Palmetto, FL
- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
3
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
236
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 41 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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