Player Career

Jaden Yates Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jaden Yates story

Jaden Yates built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Columbus, OH wearing No. 30, spending time with Marshall and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Jaden Yates' career was his defensive production: 175 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 passes defended across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Marshall. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jaden Yates' production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall and Ole Miss.

The arc is straightforward: Jaden Yates moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Marshall

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ole Miss

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonMarshall18.81.6
2024 Regular SeasonMarshall15.548.29.214.5
2025 PostseasonOle Miss216.63.4-13.5
2025 Regular SeasonOle Miss216.63.40

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Ole Miss to HoustonP4 to P479.8Jan 10, 2026
2025Marshall to Ole MissG5/FCS to P479.1Dec 19, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UL Monroe

Week 10 · W 28-23 · Conference game

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#2

vs Western Michigan

Week 5 · W 27-20

2.5

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 14 Oklahoma

Week 9 · W 34-26 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

70 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#4

vs App State

Week 6 · W 52-37 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

69.2 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.

#5

vs Stony Brook

Week 1 · W 45-3

2

Havoc Plays

66.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Marshall

15.5 primary output · 48.2 efficiency · 9.2 usage

71.7

#2

2025 Postseason · Ole Miss

16.2

2 primary · 16.6 efficiency · 3.4 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Ole Miss

16.2

2 primary · 16.6 efficiency · 3.4 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

3

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games