Jaylen Wester

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers · #21 · Linebacker · Senior

2025 season

TOT

106

tied 20th of 4696

SACK

1.5

tied 542nd of 4696

tied 606th of 4696

Section

Overview

Next game

at Sam Houston

Oct 14

Defense

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF	INT	YDS
2022	FAU	60	33	27	1	1	0	1	18
2023	FAU	56	33	23	2	1	1	0	0
2024	COLO	15	10	5	1	0	1	0	0
2025	WKU	106	51	55	2	1.5	2	0	0
2026	WKU	27	15	12	1	0	3	1	0
Career		264	142	122	7	3.5	7	2	18

Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.

Stats

Defense

Season	Team	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	SACK	FF	INT	YDS
2022	FAU	60	33	27	1	1	0	1	18
2023	FAU	56	33	23	2	1	1	0	0
2024	COLO	15	10	5	1	0	1	0	0
2025	WKU	106	51	55	2	1.5	2	0	0
2026	WKU	27	15	12	1	0	3	1	0
Career		264	142	122	7	3.5	7	2	18

Returning

Season	Team	ATT	YDS	TD	FC	LNG	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG
2022	FAU	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.

Glossary

AST: Assist Tackles
ATT: Punt Returns; Kick Returns
AVG: Average Interception Yards
FC: Punt Return Fair Catches
FF: Fumbles Forced
FR: Fumbles Recovered
INT: Interceptions
KB: Kicks Blocked
LNG: Long Punt Return; Long Kick Return; Long Interception
PD: Passes Defended
SACK: Sacks
SOLO: Solo Tackles
TD: Interception Touchdowns; Punt Return Touchdowns; Kick Return Touchdowns
TOT: Total Tackles
YDS: Interception Yards; Punt Return Yards; Kick Return Yards

Bio

Team	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Position	Linebacker
Class	Senior
Height / weight	6' 0" / 228 lbs
Birthplace	Palmetto, FL
Jersey	#21
Status	Active

Career history

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 2025–2026 · 2 seasons
Colorado Buffaloes 2024 · 1 season
Florida Atlantic Owls 2022–2023 · 2 seasons

Splits

Season

Season, home and away

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	FF	INT	PD
Season	27	15	12	3	1	1
Home	9	7	2	0	0	0
Away	18	8	10	3	1	1

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	94	46	48	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	12	10	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	56	33	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2

Season

Split	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	KB	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
Season	60	33	27	1	0	0	0	1	18	18.0	0	18	1

Game log

Season

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	FF	INT	PD
9/5	@ NEV	L 49-14	1	0	1	0	0	0
9/12	@ UGA	L 70-20	5	4	1	2	0	1
9/19	@ IU	L 38-0	8	6	2	1	0	0
9/26	vs MERC	W 52-7	8	6	2	0	0	1
10/1	@ NMSU	L 34-13	7	1	6	0	1	0
2026 total			27	15	12	3	1	1

The season total counts every game. A game appears above only when the source recorded something for him in it, so the rows can be fewer.

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
8/23	vs SHSU	W 41-24	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
8/30	vs UNA	W 55-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/6	@ TOL	L 45-21	8	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/20	vs NEV	W 31-16	8	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/27	@ MOST	W 27-22	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/3	@ DEL	W 27-24	9	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/14	vs FIU	L 25-6	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
10/21	@ LT	W 28-27 OT	15	3	12	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/1	vs NMSU	W 35-16	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
11/15	vs MTSU	W 42-26	6	3	3	0.5	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/22	@ LSU	L 13-10	17	6	11	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/29	@ JVST	L 37-34	13	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
12/23	vs USM	W 27-16	12	7	5	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
New Orleans Bowl
Total			106	51	55	1.5	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD
9/7	@ NEB	L 28-10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
9/28	@ UCF	W 48-21	5	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
10/12	vs KSU	L 31-28	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/16	vs UTAH	W 49-24	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
11/29	vs OKST	W 52-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
12/28	vs BYU	L 36-14	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Valero Alamo Bowl
Total			15	10	5	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	PD
9/2	vs MONM	W 42-20	1	1	0	0	0	0
9/16	@ CLEM	L 48-14	3	3	0	0	0	0
9/23	@ ILL	L 23-17	4	3	1	0	0	0
10/7	vs TLSA	W 20-17	8	3	5	0	0	0
10/14	@ USF	W 56-14	7	4	3	1	0	0
10/21	vs UTSA	L 36-10	3	3	0	0	1	0
10/27	@ CLT	W 38-16	1	0	1	0	0	0
11/4	@ UAB	L 45-42	8	4	4	0	0	1
11/11	vs ECU	L 22-7	8	6	2	0	0	0
11/18	vs TULN	L 24-8	6	1	5	0	0	1
11/25	@ RICE	L 24-21	7	5	2	0	0	0
Total			56	33	23	1	1	2

Date	Opp	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD
8/27	vs CLT	W 43-13	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
9/3	@ OHIO	L 41-38	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
9/10	vs SELA	W 42-9	5	3	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
9/17	vs UCF	L 40-14	4	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
9/24	@ PUR	L 28-26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
10/1	@ UNT	L 45-28	4	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
10/22	@ UTEP	L 24-21	9	5	4	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
10/29	vs UAB	W 24-17	11	7	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
11/12	@ FIU	W 52-7	4	4	0	0	1	18	18.0	0	0
11/19	@ MTSU	L 49-21	2	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
11/26	vs WKU	L 32-31 OT	12	5	7	0	0	0	0.0	0	1
Total			60	33	27	1	1	18	18.0	18	1