Jaiden Patterson
North Carolina Tar Heels
91
Elite

Jaiden Patterson

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Projected Starter

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Jaiden Patterson is the projected starter at LCB for North Carolina Tar Heels.

Junior · #18 · 6'1", 195 lbs

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Depth at LCB · North Carolina Tar Heels

  1. 11891Jaiden PattersonStarter
  2. 2477Jalon Thompson
  3. 33062Jaziel Hart

North Carolina Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Mill Creek, ranked #288 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 33 tackles, 1 INT, 5 PBU. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 85th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #288 Natl2-Yr Total35 tacklesTeam Share7%Percentile85th
Dacula, GA
Jersey
#18
Class
JR
Height
6'1"
Weight
195 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20253315
2024200

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9084
National Rank
#288
High School
Mill Creek
Hometown
Hoschton, GA

Why this rating?

On a 83-rated defense; 85th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
83
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 85% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 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 10WPITTTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 21-17

Oct 3LNDTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final L 37-26

Sep 19LCLEMTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-20

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

Final W 35-3

Aug 29WTCUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 15-10

Jaiden Patterson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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33 tkl · 5 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement88%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.