Jaylen Archibald
North Dakota State Bison
76
Solid2nd String / Backup
Is Jaylen Archibald starting?
Jaylen Archibald is listed 2nd string at SS for North Dakota State Bison.
Redshirt freshman · #30 · 6'1", 205 lbs
See full North Dakota State Bison depth chart ›Depth at SS · North Dakota State Bison
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North Dakota State Starting Lineup
Top defensive backs in the Mountain West
- Jersey
- #30
- Class
- RS FR
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 205 lbs
Jaylen Archibald is currently behind Darius Givance at SS on the North Dakota State depth chart, a Mountain West team rated 73 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- High School
- Air Force Prep
- Hometown
- U S A F Academy, CO
Why this rating?
On a 85-rated defense; 30th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 76 after depth penalty.
Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 70% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −6 depth penalty
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 3WWYOTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 28-0
Sep 20WSACTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 31-10
Sep 13WAFATKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 38-32
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | WWYO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | WSAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | WAFA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaylen Archibald's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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