2024 Football Roster
Virgin-Morgan, Jayden
Jersey Number 5
Jayden Virgin-Morgan
- Position:
- EDGE
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- Height:
- 6-3
- High School:
- Mt. Carmel HS
- Weight:
- 253
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- NIL Exchange:
- Jayden Virgin
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
Bio
CAREER HONORS
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.
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List (2025)
- Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List (2025)
- Lombardi Award Watchlist (2025)
- Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List (2025)
- #48 on ESPN Top 100 College Football Players (2025)
- Shrine Bowl 1000 Watchlist (2025)
- Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Fourth Team (2025)
- Preseason All-Mountain West (2025)
- Athlon Sports Preseason All-Mountain West First Team (2025)
- Phil Steele Preseason All-Mountain West First Team (2025)
- All-Mountain West First Team (2024)
- Phil Steele All-Mountain West First Team (2024)
- 2x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2023, 2024)
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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