2025 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 Junior
- NIL Exchange:
- Jayden Virgin
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
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.
- Lombardi Award Midseason Watchlist (2025)
- Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List (2025)
- Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List (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.
Dylan Riley Postgame Press Conference vs. UNLV
Saturday, October 18
A'Marion McCoy Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, October 18
Spencer Danielson Postgame Press Conference vs. UNLV
Saturday, October 18
FB | Highlights Over UNLV
Saturday, October 18
