Boise State Athletics
2026 Football Roster

Jersey Number 5
Jayden Virgin-Morgan
- Position:
- EDGE
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- Height:
- 6-3
- High School:
- Mt. Carmel HS
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- NIL Exchange:
- Jayden Virgin
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
CAREER HONORS
RS JUNIOR (2025)
Honors: All-Mountain West Second Team...Phil Steele All-Mountain West Second Team...Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: Started all 14 games for the second-straight season, finishing the year with 56 tackles and leading the team in tackles for loss (13.0) and sacks (6.0)...recorded eight tackles, including a solo TFL and a half-sack, while forcing a fumble at South Florida (Aug. 28)...tallied six tackles and a solo sack against App State (Sept. 27)...notched a career-high 3.5 TFLs against New Mexico, finishing with six total tackles, one solo sack, four quarterback hurries and a forced fumble (Oct. 11)...matched his career-high with eight tackles against Fresno State (Nov. 1)...recorded three solo tackles against Colorado State, including one for loss (Nov. 22)...registered four tackles, a solo TFL and a fumble recovery at Utah State (Nov. 28)...tallied a solo sack in the MW Championship win over UNLV (Dec. 5)...made three solo TFLs against Washington in the LA Bowl, including two sacks (Dec. 13).
RS SOPHOMORE (2024)
Honors: All-Mountain West First Team…Phil Steele All-Mountain West First Team...Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 10.0 sacks (2nd MW / T-14th NCAA)...15.5 tackles for loss (T-3rd MW / T-17th NCAA).
Top Highlights: Started all 14 games at EDGE, finishing with a team-best 10.0 sacks and tying for the team lead in TFLs (15.5)…had five tackles and a solo sack at Georgia Southern (Aug. 31)...posted four tackles in a win over Washington State, including 1.5 sacks (Sept. 28)...notched career-bests in tackles (6) and sacks (2.5) at Hawai’i (Oct. 12)...recorded 1.5 sacks at UNLV (Oct. 25)...matched that total the following week against San Diego State (Nov. 1)...tallied a pair of TFLs, a solo sack and a forced fumble against Nevada (Nov. 9)...recovered a fumble and had 1.5 TFLs at San Jose State (Nov. 16)...recorded a solo TFL at Wyoming (Nov. 23) and logged another against Oregon State (Nov. 29)...made five tackles in the MW Championship win over No. 20 UNLV, including a solo sack and two TFLs (Dec. 6).
RS FRESHMAN (2023)
Honors: Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 2 fumbles recovered (T-4th MW / T-19th NCAA)
Top Highlights: Played in all 14 games, making six starts…recorded a solo TFL against San Jose State (Oct. 7)…made five tackles and 1.0 TFL against Wyoming (Oct. 28)…caught a 21-yard pass on a fake punt at Fresno State (Nov. 4)…tallied five tackles and two quarterback hurries against Air Force (Nov. 24).
FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Appeared in three games, making his collegiate debut at Nevada (Nov. 12).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-star recruit per 247Sports…three stars from ESPN…made 144 tackles in three seasons at Mt. Carmel…notched 20 sacks, including 16 as a senior…as a tight end, recorded 73 receptions for 1,273 yards and 15 touchdowns.
- All-Mountain West First Team (2024)
- All-Mountain West Second Team (2025)
- Phil Steele All-Mountain West First Team (2024)
- Phil Steele All-Mountain West Second Team (2025)
- 3x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2023, 2024, 2025)
RS JUNIOR (2025)
Honors: All-Mountain West Second Team...Phil Steele All-Mountain West Second Team...Academic All-Mountain West.
Top Highlights: Started all 14 games for the second-straight season, finishing the year with 56 tackles and leading the team in tackles for loss (13.0) and sacks (6.0)...recorded eight tackles, including a solo TFL and a half-sack, while forcing a fumble at South Florida (Aug. 28)...tallied six tackles and a solo sack against App State (Sept. 27)...notched a career-high 3.5 TFLs against New Mexico, finishing with six total tackles, one solo sack, four quarterback hurries and a forced fumble (Oct. 11)...matched his career-high with eight tackles against Fresno State (Nov. 1)...recorded three solo tackles against Colorado State, including one for loss (Nov. 22)...registered four tackles, a solo TFL and a fumble recovery at Utah State (Nov. 28)...tallied a solo sack in the MW Championship win over UNLV (Dec. 5)...made three solo TFLs against Washington in the LA Bowl, including two sacks (Dec. 13).
RS SOPHOMORE (2024)
Honors: All-Mountain West First Team…Phil Steele All-Mountain West First Team...Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 10.0 sacks (2nd MW / T-14th NCAA)...15.5 tackles for loss (T-3rd MW / T-17th NCAA).
Top Highlights: Started all 14 games at EDGE, finishing with a team-best 10.0 sacks and tying for the team lead in TFLs (15.5)…had five tackles and a solo sack at Georgia Southern (Aug. 31)...posted four tackles in a win over Washington State, including 1.5 sacks (Sept. 28)...notched career-bests in tackles (6) and sacks (2.5) at Hawai’i (Oct. 12)...recorded 1.5 sacks at UNLV (Oct. 25)...matched that total the following week against San Diego State (Nov. 1)...tallied a pair of TFLs, a solo sack and a forced fumble against Nevada (Nov. 9)...recovered a fumble and had 1.5 TFLs at San Jose State (Nov. 16)...recorded a solo TFL at Wyoming (Nov. 23) and logged another against Oregon State (Nov. 29)...made five tackles in the MW Championship win over No. 20 UNLV, including a solo sack and two TFLs (Dec. 6).
RS FRESHMAN (2023)
Honors: Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 2 fumbles recovered (T-4th MW / T-19th NCAA)
Top Highlights: Played in all 14 games, making six starts…recorded a solo TFL against San Jose State (Oct. 7)…made five tackles and 1.0 TFL against Wyoming (Oct. 28)…caught a 21-yard pass on a fake punt at Fresno State (Nov. 4)…tallied five tackles and two quarterback hurries against Air Force (Nov. 24).
FRESHMAN (2022)
Top Highlights: Appeared in three games, making his collegiate debut at Nevada (Nov. 12).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Four-star recruit per 247Sports…three stars from ESPN…made 144 tackles in three seasons at Mt. Carmel…notched 20 sacks, including 16 as a senior…as a tight end, recorded 73 receptions for 1,273 yards and 15 touchdowns.
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