Jaylen Sneed
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
85
Great

Jaylen Sneed

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WLBDefenseGreat
2nd String / Backup

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Jaylen Sneed is listed 2nd string at WLB for Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Redshirt senior · #3 · 6'1", 227 lbs

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Depth at WLB · Notre Dame Fighting Irish

  1. 1491Jaiden AusberryStarter
  2. 2385Jaylen SneedYou

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The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Hilton Head, ranked #34 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 35 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 84th-percentile production nationally — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit5★ · #34 Natl3-Yr Total100 tackles · 6.5 sacksTeam Share6%Percentile84th
Hilton Head Island, SC
Jersey
#3
Class
RS SR
Height
6'1"
Weight
227 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20253553
20245162.5
20231411

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9835
National Rank
#34
High School
Hilton Head
Hometown
Hilton Head Island, SC

Why this rating?

On a 94-rated defense; 84th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
94
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 84% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top <1% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 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 10WSTANTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 58-7

Oct 3WUNCTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 37-26

Sep 26WPURTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-10

Sep 19WMSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-10

Sep 12WRICETKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-0

Sep 6WWISTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-13

Jaylen Sneed's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

35 tkl · 5 TFL · 3 sacks
Usage / Involvement60%
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