Jaiden Patterson

DB · #18 · North Carolina · JR · 6'1" · 195 · Dacula, GA

Projected LCB starter

26 2026 tackles

0 · 0 2026 sacks · TFL

1 2026 INT + PD

27 Career games (12 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	TFL	INT	PD
2026	North Carolina	6	6	26	0	0	1
2025	North Carolina	12	6	31	2	1	1
2024	North Carolina	9	0	1	0	0	0

2026 Percentile vs DBs

Tackles per game 4.3 90

Havoc plays 0 0

INT + pass breakups 1 71

Forced fumbles 0 0

The situation

North Carolina 2026 defense ›

Explosive rate allowed 7.4% 93

Line yards per carry allowed 2.8 25

Sack rate 4.9% 30

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Tkl	PD
W1	@ TCU	3
W3	@ CLEM	6
W5	ND	4
W6	@ PITT	3	1
W7	@ DUKE	3

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2024 board

#286

Paki Finau IOL · Oak Hills WASH

#287

Joey Olsen TE · Lakeridge USC

#288

Jaiden Patterson S · Mill Creek UNC

#289

Cole Sullivan LB · Central Catholic MICH

#290

Noah Dixon S · Troup County CLEM

Ss in the class

#23

TJ Banks Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa MISS

#23

Joel Rogers West Feliciana LSU

#25

Jaiden Patterson Mill Creek UNC

#26

Noah Dixon Troup County CLEM

#27

Jacob Oden Harper Woods MICH

2026 · 0th pctile of DBs

Recruit · 90th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.