Jaiden Haygood

2025 (Redshirt Freshman): Named Freshman All-American by FCS Football Central, Stats Perform, and Phil Steele … Earned Third Team All-Conference honors from Phil Steele … Finished 11th in Jerry Rice Award voting … Ranked 36th in the FCS and fifth in the Southland in tackles per game (8.5) and 98th in the FCS and ninth in the Southland in fumble recoveries (1) … Appeared in 12 games (11 starts) … Led UTRGV with 102 tackles (45 solo), including 2.5 for a loss of 11 yards, a 10-yard sack, two passes broken up, a quarterback hurry, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble … Had six games of double-figures tackles, including a career-high 17 (seven solo) at No. 18 Lamar (10/18), 11 against No. 23 Stephen F. Austin (11/1), Houston Christian University (10/4) and Prairie View A&M (9/6), and 10 against UIW (10/25) and McNeese (11/15). Seven of his tackles at McNeese were solo. 2024 (Freshman): Earned Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Fall AD Honor Roll recognition. 2020-23 (Judson High School): As a senior, recorded 88 tackles (62 solo), including 7.0 for a loss, 3.0 sacks and three hurries en route to First Team All-District honors … As a junior, posted 101 total tackles (65 solo), including 11.0 for a loss, 1.0 sack, two hurries, one fumble recovery, and one blocked punt … Totaled 270 tackles and 8.0 sacks in career for head coach Mark Soto. Personal: Chose UTRGV to be a part of history and build something special … Cousin, DeMarvin Leal, plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers … Major in undecided … Hobbies include playing video games, working out and listening to music.