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Jersey Number 51
Jayden Cofield
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 330
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Manor
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR)
2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Important part of Texas Techโs defensive line rotation as a junior โฆ appeared in all 14 games as the primary backup to Lee Hunter at noseguard.ย
- Recorded 24 tackles on the season (8 solo), including 3.5 for a loss and a shared sack โฆ added a fumble recovery that was part of Texas Techโs FBS-leading 32 takeaways on the season โฆ notched at least one tackle in nine of 14 games and had multiple stops in seven of those contests.ย
- Set a career high with five tackles in the shutout win over Oklahoma State (10/25) midway through Big 12 play โฆ performance included a shared tackle for loss, which led to a 3-and-out drive for the Cowboys late in the second quarter โฆ broke his previous career high that was set twice in 2024 against North Texas and in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas.
- Finished with three tackles in five different games - versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8/30), Oregon State (9/13), Kansas (10/11), UCF (11/15) and at West Virginia (11/29) โฆ performance against UCF included 1.5 tackles for loss and his lone shared sack of the season โฆ combined with John Curry for a four-yard sack on UCFโs first drive of the second half โฆ earlier stuff UCF on a running play in the first quarter that resulted in a three-yard loss and eventual punt.ย
- Recovered a fumble midway through the fourth quarter of the Edward Jones Big 12 Championship versus BYU (12/6) for Texas Techโs fourth and final takeaway in the win โฆ fumble was caused by John Curry, giving the Red Raiders the ball back at the BYU 37-yard line โฆ the Red Raiders ultimately settled for a Stone Harrington 28-yard field goal on the ensuing drive to take a 34-7 lead โฆ marked the first direct involvement in a takeaway during his career.ย
- Credited with 287 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which awarded him a 73.8 overall grade โฆ had an 80.6 grade in rush defense alone, which ranked ninth on the team for a Red Raider defense that led the FBS by allowing only 68.1 yards a game on the ground โฆ marked the highest two grades so far in his career for both categories.
2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
- Entered the defensive line rotation as a sophomore โฆ appeared in all 13 games with two starts at Washington State and in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl versus Arkansas โฆ was the only interior defensive lineman to play in all 13 games.ย
- Finished with 23 tackles, including 4.5 for loss and 2.0 sacks, on the season โฆ led all interior defensive linemen in tackles as a consistent presence in the two-deep โฆ ranked tied for third on the team in tackles for loss, trailing only Jacob Rodriguez (10.5) and A.J. McCarty (6.5) โฆ added two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup as well.
- Recorded at least one tackle in 11 of 13 games overall with a season high of four against both North Texas (9/14) and Arkansas (12/27) โฆ notched at least two stops in seven different games.ย
- Credited with 343 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which was third in the interior defensive line room โฆ publication awarded him with a 62.7 overall grade after totaling seven total pressures on the season (2.0 sacks, quarterback hit and four hurries) โฆ productive with 17 defensive โstopโ tackles, according to PFF, which resulted in a negative play for the offense โฆ led the defensive line and ranked fourth on the team for total โstopโ tackles.ย
- Recorded one tackle in the season opener versus Abilene Christian (8/31), which went for a two-yard loss โฆ the tackle for loss came at a pivotal time for the Red Raiders, halting ACU on a 4th-and-1 attempt to give the Red Raiders the ball back near midfield โฆ marked the first tackle for loss of his career at the time.ย
- Followed with three tackles at Washington State (9/7), which surpassed his entire career total at the time โฆ performance coincided with his first career start โฆ credited with 33 defensive snaps by PFF, his third-highest total on the season โฆ set a new career high with four tackles in the rout over North Texas (9/14) a week later ย โฆ received a 74.7 overall grade in the win, which was his highest of the season.ย
- Opened Big 12 play with a tackle in the win over Arizona State (9/21) โฆ followed with two tackles in the win over Cincinnati (9/28), including a two-yard sack that marked the first of his career โฆ sack came on 1st-and-goal for the Bearcats at the Red Raider 7-yard line, which ultimately forced Cincinnati into a 26-yard field goal โฆ recorded one tackle in the win at Arizona (10/5) to go along with his first of two quarterback hurries on the season.ย
- Notched two stops against Baylor (10/19), his fourth multi-tackle performance of the season at that point โฆ totaled three tackles in the top 10 road win at Iowa State (11/2), including one for a one-yard loss that stuffed the Cyclones on 3rd-and-10 in the fourth quarter โฆ wrapped the regular season with two tackles against West Virginia (11/30), including his second sack of the season, which went for a nine-yard loss โฆ sack came on 3rd-and-8 to force a punt by the Mountaineers near midfield.ย
- Matched his career highย with four tackles in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Arkansas (12/27) to go along with a quarterback hurry and his lone pass breakup on the season โฆ had one tackle go for a four-yard loss on first down, which led to an Arkansas 3-and-out midway through the second quarter.
2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
- Appeared in three games overall during first season as a red Raider with two being during Big 12 play and the other in the Independence Bowl win over Cal (12/16) ... was a scout team member during majority of the season.
- Registered one tackle in limited action, which came in his collegiate debut against Houston (9/30) โฆ also saw action in the regular-season finale at Texas (11/24).ย
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Manor High School in his hometown of Manor, Texas, outside of Austin โฆ four-year varsity letterwinner between his time at Manor as well as Del Valle High School during his freshman and sophomore seasons.
- Selected to the All-District teams in each of his four seasons โฆ was a unanimous first team All-District 25-6A selection as a senior after pushing Manor to a 7-4 record and a Class 6A playoff appearance โฆ garnered District 11-5A Defensive Newcomer of the Year honors as a junior in 2021 โฆ helped push Manor to an appearance in the Class 5A Division I area round that season.
- Combined for 111 tackles, including 37.0 tackles for loss and eight sacks during his two seasons at Manor alone โฆ also had six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries during that span with one being returned for a touchdown.
- Collected second team All-District 25-6A accolades at Del Valle High School as a freshman in 2019 and first team honors as a sophomore โฆ credited with 51 tackles as a sophomore, including 10.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks.
- Member of the schoolโs varsity powerlifting and track and field programs during prep career.
- Consensus three-star recruit by the likes of 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and ON3.com โฆ listed as the No. 44 defensive tackle in the country by Rivals and at No. 45 according to ESPN.
- CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona State, Baylor, Houston, Kansas, Minnesota, SMU, TCU, UTSA and Washington State.
PERSONAL
- Jayden Jeffrey Cofield โฆ son of Kevin and Angelia Cofield โฆ has twin younger siblings, Jaila and Jaxson.
- Mother was previously a volleyball student-athlete at the University of Houston.
- An interdisciplinary studies major at Texas Tech.
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