Jaydon Southard

Position:
LB
Class:
Fifth Year
Height:
6-0
Weight:
220
Hometown:
Wichita Falls, Texas
Prev School:
Stephen F. Austin University

PRONUNCIATION

2025 (AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN)
All-Southland Conference First Team … FCS Buck Buchanan Award finalist … started all 13 games in which he played … did not play vs. Sul Ross State (9/13) … totaled a team-high 124 tackles (11.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks), an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, four pass breakups and four QB hurries … recorded double-digit tackles in five of his first six games and at least seven tackles in 11 contests (each of first 10) … registered eight tackles (1.0 TFL) in FCS Quarterfinals at Montana State (12/12) … tallied six tackles, two pass breakups and a QB hurry in FCS playoffs vs. Abilene Christian (12/6) … amassed nine tackles (2.5 for loss and 1.0 sack), a pass breakup and a QB hurry at Houston Christian (11/8) … made seven stops (0.5 for loss) vs. UTRGV (11/1) and seven tackles at East Texas A&M (10/25) … notched 14 tackles (1.5 for loss) and had a 46-yard fumble recovery vs. Nicholls (10/18) … tied his career high with 16 tackles (3.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks) and forced a fumble at Incarnate Word (10/4) … recorded 13 tackles vs. McNeese (9/27) … tallied seven stops (1.0 for loss) and a 17-yard interception return vs. Cal Poly (9/20) … registered 16 tackles (0.5 for loss) at Abilene Christian (9/6) … notched 11 tackles (1.5 for loss) in season opener at Houston (8/28).

2024 (AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN)
Played in 12 games and made two starts … started at McNeese (9/14) and vs. Northern Colorado (9/21) … totaled 47 tackles (2.0 for loss) and two QB hurries … amassed five tackles at Nicholls (11/2) … tied his season high with eight tackles vs. Houston Christian (10/26) … made five stops at Lamar (10/12) … tallied two tackles (1.0 TFL) vs. Northern Colorado (9/21) … notched a career-high eight tackles at McNeese (9/14) … made three tackles (1.0 for loss) in season opener vs. North American (8/29).

2023 (AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN)
Played in 10 games … totaled 13 tackles and a QB hurry … recorded two tackles vs. Southern Utah (11/11) … logged one tackle and a QB hurry vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (9/30) … tallied two tackles vs. Austin Peay (9/23) … made two stop vs. Alcorn State (9/9) … notched two tackles in season opener at Troy (9/2).

2022 (AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN)
Played in nine games … totaled eight tackles … logged two tackles at Abilene Christian (11/19) … recorded three stops at Louisiana Tech (9/10) … made two tackles at Alcorn State (9/3).

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Iowa Park High School in Abilene, Texas.