Jaden Yates
Houston Cougars
91
Elite

Jaden Yates

Houston CougarsContender
WLBDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Ole Miss
Projected Starter

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Jaden Yates is the projected starter at WLB for Houston Cougars.

Senior · #1 · 6'1", 225 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Houston Cougars

  1. 1191Jaden YatesStarter
  2. 23075Richmond Ugochukwu
  3. 31760Christian Brathwaite

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Gahanna Lincoln, ranked #1,573 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 55 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,573 NatlTeam Share5%
Columbus, OH
Jersey
#1
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
225 lbs
Transfer
Ole Miss

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—551.50.5

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
0.8458
National Rank
#1573
High School
Gahanna Lincoln
Hometown
Columbus, OH

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 79th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 79% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 17% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 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 3WUCFTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-17

Sep 26WGASOTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
7
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-28

Sep 19LTTUTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
3
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-26

Sep 5WORSTTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 33-20

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

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Team Role

55 tkl · 1.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement71%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.