Jaden Williams
Kentucky Wildcats
78
Solid

Jaden Williams

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DTDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Jaden Williams starting?

Jaden Williams is the projected starter at DT for Kentucky Wildcats.

Redshirt senior · #91 · 6'4", 290 lbs

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Depth at DT · Kentucky Wildcats

  1. 19178Jaden WilliamsStarter
  2. 29778Tyler Thomas
  3. 39675Dominic Wiseman

Kentucky Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Mission Viejo, ranked #914 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 78 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #914 NatlTeam Share1%
Inglewood, CA
Jersey
#91
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
290 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025100.50.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8711
National Rank
#914
High School
Mission Viejo
Hometown
Mission Viejo, CA

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 52th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 78.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 52% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WLSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Oct 3WSCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-34 OT

Sep 19WTA&MTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-21

Sep 12LALATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-17

Sep 5WYSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 45-13

Jaden Williams's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

10 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement20%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.