Jayden Wayne

Athlon Sports Fourth-Team All-ACC (2026) · Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000 (2026) Added three tackles for the Bears against Clemson. · Recorded two solo tackles and 0.5 sacks against Syracuse. · Played the majority of snaps against UCLA. Appeared in all 13 games for the Bears while making nine starts. · Tallied 25 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and added five quarterback hurries. · Recorded a season-high four tackles twice (North Carolina and Stanford). · Had three or more tackles in five games. · Collected three tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss against Virginia Tech. Played in 11 of 13 games during the 2024 season. · Had one tackle and a pass break-up in the win over Weber State. · Added one tackle vs. EMU and one vs. Washington State. · Made one stop at Iowa, USC and at Penn State. Saw action in eight games and made one start in first collegiate season. · Finished the season with 13 tackles and one half tackle for loss. · Made career debut in season opener against Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 1) and had one tackle. · Had career-best four tackles in win over Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 14). · Finished with one tackle against Temple and North Carolina. · Finished with three tackles in overtime win over Virginia. · Made first start of career in Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl against Rutgers (Dec. 28) and finished with three tackles. Consensus four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. · Checked in as No. 72 overall player nationally in 247Sports Composite Rankings. · Listed as No. 83 overall in nation in ESPN300 and was rated No. 97 overall in country by Rivals. · Ranked No. 11 defensive end nationally by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. · Selected to All-American Bowl and Polynesian Bowl. · Helped IMG Academy accumulate 9-1 record, while averaging 49.7 points per game during senior season. · Had offers from Oregon, LSU, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and USC, among others.