Usage / Role
75%
Major defensive role
Player Dossier
2023-2025Ole Miss
LB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Columbus, OH, USA
Jaden Yates shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.6 disruption score.
Usage / Role
75%
Major defensive role
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
Reliability
93
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Marshall
Snapshot
Player 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...
Read the storyJaden Yates, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Marshall. Jaden Yates shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 114 | 7 | 0.5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 71.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ole Miss | 15 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 16.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 15 | 49 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 16.2 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
Jaden Yates played LB for Marshall and Ole Miss. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaden Yates recorded 175 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Marshall.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Marshall paired 15.5 primary output with 48.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 48.2 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Marshall, Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
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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Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
48.2
Usage
9.2
Consistency
62.1
Best Game by takeover score
UL Monroe
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stony Brook: 2. Virginia Tech: 0.5. Ohio State: 0. Western Michigan: 2.5. App State: 1.5. Georgia Southern: 1. Georgia State: 1. UL Monroe: 2.5. Southern Miss: 1.5. Coastal Carolina: 1.5. Old Dominion: 0. James Madison: 1. Louisiana: 0.5
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stony Brook: 9 by 57.5. Virginia Tech: 10 by 46.7. Ohio State: 7 by 29.2. Western Michigan: 10 by 66.7. App State: 12 by 65. Georgia Southern: 7 by 39.2. Georgia State: 9 by 47.5. UL Monroe: 10 by 66.7. Southern Miss: 6 by 40. Coastal Carolina: 6 by 40. Old Dominion: 13 by 50. James Madison: 9 by 47.5. Louisiana: 6 by 30
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UL Monroe
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs UL Monroe
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/8 | @ Louisiana | W 31-3 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ James Madison | W 35-33 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Old Dominion10+ tackles | W 42-35 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 31-19 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Southern Miss | W 37-3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs UL Monroe10+ tackles · Splash game | W 28-23 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/17 | vs Georgia State | W 35-20 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ Georgia Southern | L 23-24 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs App State10+ tackles | W 52-37 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Western Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | W 27-20 | 10 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Ohio State | L 14-49 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Virginia Tech10+ tackles | L 14-31 | 10 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Stony BrookSplash game | W 45-3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player 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.
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Marshall
2023-2024
Opening stop
Ole Miss
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 1 | 8.8 | 1.6 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Marshall | 15.5 | 48.2 | 9.2 | 14.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Ole Miss | 2 | 16.6 | 3.4 | -13.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 2 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 0 |
#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.
#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
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
6
10+ tackle games
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