Linebacker, Western Kentucky (from Florida Atlantic, Colorado), 2022–26
Jaylen Wester
Lettered 2024 at Colorado (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 228 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Palmetto, FL
Jaylen Wester plays linebacker for Western Kentucky, after Florida Atlantic (2022–23) and Colorado (2024). Last time out, at New Mexico State: 7 tackles, 1 INT.
2026 so far
29 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 7 tackles, 1 INT at New Mexico State, L 13–34
Next game: vs. Delaware, Oct 27
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
17tackles, career highat LSU, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 60 | 34 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 55 | 33 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Colorado | 15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 106 | 53 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 29 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 265 | 147 | 22.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Florida Atlantic | 21 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Florida Atlantic | 21 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Colorado | 21 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 21 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 21 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 228 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Western Kentucky 5 games, 29 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Nevada | L 14–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Georgia | L 20–70 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | at Indiana | L 0–38 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Mercyhurst | W 52–7 | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at New Mexico State | L 13–34 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2025 Western Kentucky 13 games, 106 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Sam Houston | W 41–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. North Alabama | W 55–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Toledo | L 21–45 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs.Nevada | W 31–16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Missouri State | W 27–22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Delaware | W 27–24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Florida International | L 6–25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Louisiana Tech | W 28–27 | 15 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs.New Mexico State | W 35–16 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 42–26 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at LSU | L 10–13 | 17 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Jacksonville State | L 34–37 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Southern Miss | W 27–16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Colorado 6 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Nebraska | L 10–28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at UCF | W 48–21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Kansas State | L 28–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Utah | W 49–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Oklahoma State | W 52–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. BYU | L 14–36 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Florida Atlantic 10 games, 55 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Monmouth | W 42–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Clemson | L 14–48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Illinois | L 17–23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Tulsa | W 20–17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at South Florida | W 56–14 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. UTSA | L 10–36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at UAB | L 42–45 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. East Carolina | L 7–22 | 8 | 6 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Tulane | L 8–24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Rice | L 21–24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Florida Atlantic 12 games, 60 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Charlotte | W 43–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at Ohio | L 38–41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 42–9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.UCF | L 14–40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Purdue | L 26–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at North Texas | L 28–45 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Rice | W 17–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at UTEP | L 21–24 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.UAB | W 24–17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atFlorida International | W 52–7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atMiddle Tennessee | L 21–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 31–32 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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