Jaden Yates

Position:
LB
Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
1
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 225
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
Gahanna Lincoln
Prev. College:
Marshall
Major:
General Business

2025 (JUNIOR): Entered the transfer portal following the 2025 season ... Appeared in all 15 games with nine starts at linebacker ... Tallied 55 total tackles on the season ... Registered 1.5 TFL and 0.5 sacks ... vs. Georgia State (08/30/25): Started at LB, ranked second on the team with eight tackles in 47 snaps … at Kentucky (09/06/25): Started at LB, tied for the team lead with six tackles (two solo) in 42 total snaps … vs. Arkansas (09/13/25): Started at LB, notched four tackles (two solo) in 38 total snaps ... vs. Tulane (09/20/25): Started at LB, led team with 11 tackles (four solo) and a half TFL in 35 defensive snaps … Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week … vs. #4 LSU (09/27/25): Started at LB, recorded three tackles (one solo) in 30 snaps … vs. Washington State (10/11/25): Started at LB, had four tackles (two solo) in 33 snaps … at #7 Georgia (10/18/25): Started at LB, had two tackles (one solo) in 28 snaps … at #11 Oklahoma (10/25/25): Started at LB, assisted on five tackles, including a half sack in 31 defensive snaps … vs. South Carolina (11/01/25): Started at LB, assisted on two tackles in 22 snaps … vs. The Citadel (11/08/25): Assisted on one tackle in seven defensive snaps … vs. Florida (11/15/25): Assisted on one tackle for loss, played 11 snaps … at Mississippi State (11/28/25): Assisted on two tackles in 13 snaps … vs. #11 Tulane (12/20/25; CFP First Round): Assisted on one tackle in 27 snaps … vs. #3 Georgia (01/01/26; Sugar Bowl, CFP Quarterfinals): Assisted on one tackle in 11 snaps … vs. #10 Miami (01/08/26; Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinals): Registered four total tackles in 35 defensive snaps ... Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills.

MARSHALL: Played in 24 games across 2023 and 2024 seasons for the Thundering Herd, including 13 starts as a sophomore in 2024 … Tallied 126 total tackles (36 solo), 7.5 TFL, one half-sack, seven QB hurries, two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries during his Marshall career … Named first-team All-Sun Belt and a Phil Steele honorable mention All-American in 2024 … Led the Sun Belt and ranked ninth nationally with 120 tackles in 2024 … Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman, notching six total tackles and one QB hurry.

HIGH SCHOOL: All-Ohio First Team selection, All-Region selection and Conference Player of the Year at Gahanna Lincoln High School … Finished with 122 tackles, including 23 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.

PERSONAL: Full name is Jaden Kwan Yates … Born Dec. 16, 2004 … Son of Max and Michelle Yates … General business major.