Jaylen Wester
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
74
Average

Jaylen Wester

Western Kentucky HilltoppersRebuilding
RESDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

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Jaylen Wester is listed 2nd string at RES for Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.

Graduate student · #21 · 6'0", 228 lbs

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Depth at RES · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

  1. 1280K.D. HutchinsonStarter
  2. 27459Karsten Upchurch
  3. 39849Nathan Gonzales
  4. 45649Kiawan Murphy
  5. 5049Mackavelli Malotumau

Western Kentucky Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Tackling Machine

A 3-star recruit out of Palmetto, ranked #2,294 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 106 tackles, 7 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 11% of the team's production at his spot and 92th-percentile production nationally — good for a 74 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,294 NatlTeam Share11%Percentile92th
Palmetto, FL
Jersey
#21
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
228 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
202510671.5

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
0.8081
National Rank
#2294
High School
Palmetto
Hometown
Palmetto, FL

Why this rating?

On a 72-rated defense; 92th-percentile production (×0.79 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 74.

Team defense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 92% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 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 2LNMSUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 26WMERCTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 52-7

Sep 19LIUTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-0

Sep 12LUGATKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 70-20

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

Final L 49-14

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

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
106 tkl · 7 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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