Jayden Wilson

LB · #10 · UTEP · SR · 6'1" · 223 · El Paso, TX

Projected MLB starter

39 2026 tackles

0 · 1 2026 sacks · TFL

0 2026 INT + PD

41 Career games (20 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	UTEP	7	7	39	0	1	0	0	0
2025	UTEP	12	9	87	0.5	2	1	1	3
2024	New Mexico	11	4	31	2	1	0	0	2
2023	New Mexico	11	0	7	0	0	0	0	0

2026 Percentile vs LBs

Tackles per game 5.6 86

Havoc plays 1 38

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

UTEP 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 12.7% 23

Line yards per carry allowed 3.1 10

Sack rate 3.9% 16

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W2	Texas Southern Tigers	3		1
W3	@ MICH	5
W5	@ UNM	5
W6	NEV	4		1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Two-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#2145 RaSean Randall ATH · Cass Technical NIU

#2145

Jacob Welch OT · Johnsburg NIU

#2146

Jayden Wilson LB · El Paso Austin UNM

#2149

Caden Jensen TE · Flower Mound ULL

#2150 Noah Gardner OT · Lovejoy TULN

LBs in the class

#187 Kameron Cheatom Brashear AKR

#188

Jamih Otis Bishop Gorman HAW

#238

Jayden Wilson El Paso Austin UNM

#189 Forest Gatlin III Mesquite SHSU

#189 Vaifanua Peko Samoana HAW

2026 · 38th pctile of LBs

Recruit · 4th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.