2023 Football Roster
Thiergood, Jayden
vs
Navy
Oct 4 (Sat)
10:00 am MT
Jersey Number 48
Jayden Thiergood
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, IL
- High School:
- Marian Central Catholic
- Position:
- DE
Bio
2022 – Played in 10 games, missed three due to injury … recorded a TFL in eight of 10 games he played … two tackles, a TFL and QBH vs. Baylor in the bowl game … one tackle, a sack, QBH and PBU at SDSU … one tackle, a sack and two QB hurries vs. Colorado State … three tackles and 0.5 sacks vs. New Mexico … two tackles vs. Army … matched his season high with four tackles, plus a TFL and QBH vs. Boise State … one tackle and a TFL at UNLV … three tackles at Utah State … returned to lineup vs. Navy after missing three games, recorded a career-high four tackles … recorded one tackle and a TFL for two yards vs. UNI.
2021 – Played in nine games, starting the last four ... two tackles and a QB hurry vs. Louisville ... one solo tackle and a sack vs. UNLV ... two tackles, a sack and 2.0 TFL for 10 yards at Nevada
2020 – Played in three games, starting one … start came at Army … recorded two unassisted tackles on the season … recorded one tackle each vs. Utah State and Army … first-career start came at Army.
High School – Lettered in football, basketball and lacrosse … earned conference division most valuable player honors … all-conference selection … Northwest Herald Football All-Area first-team selection … earned his high school’s most valuable player honor … team captain … earned the program’s Iron Man Two-Way player award … high school football coach was Darren Fortin … member of Society Honoraria Hispania, President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence … Illinois House of Representatives 63rd legislative District High Honor Roll … earned the school’s most outstanding academic award.
Personal – Son of Dion Thiergood … major is management … member of cadet squadron 14 … nickname is King Jay … hobby is movies.
Career Highs
UT:........ 3, Navy, 2022
AT:......... 3, Colorado State, 2021
TOT:...... 4, Boise State, 2022
TFL:........ 2.0, Nevada, 2021
Career Statistics
Tackles
Year G U-A TOT TFL Sacks
2022 10 15-7 22 7.0-23 1.5-5
2021 9 5-5 10 3.0-12 1.0-8
2020 3 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0
Total 22 22-12 34 10.0-35 2.5-13
2021 – Played in nine games, starting the last four ... two tackles and a QB hurry vs. Louisville ... one solo tackle and a sack vs. UNLV ... two tackles, a sack and 2.0 TFL for 10 yards at Nevada
2020 – Played in three games, starting one … start came at Army … recorded two unassisted tackles on the season … recorded one tackle each vs. Utah State and Army … first-career start came at Army.
High School – Lettered in football, basketball and lacrosse … earned conference division most valuable player honors … all-conference selection … Northwest Herald Football All-Area first-team selection … earned his high school’s most valuable player honor … team captain … earned the program’s Iron Man Two-Way player award … high school football coach was Darren Fortin … member of Society Honoraria Hispania, President’s Education Awards Program for Outstanding Academic Excellence … Illinois House of Representatives 63rd legislative District High Honor Roll … earned the school’s most outstanding academic award.
Personal – Son of Dion Thiergood … major is management … member of cadet squadron 14 … nickname is King Jay … hobby is movies.
Career Highs
UT:........ 3, Navy, 2022
AT:......... 3, Colorado State, 2021
TOT:...... 4, Boise State, 2022
TFL:........ 2.0, Nevada, 2021
Career Statistics
Tackles
Year G U-A TOT TFL Sacks
2022 10 15-7 22 7.0-23 1.5-5
2021 9 5-5 10 3.0-12 1.0-8
2020 3 2-0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0
Total 22 22-12 34 10.0-35 2.5-13
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