Jaden Dugger
LB
#53
Experience: R
Height: 6-5
Age: 22
Weight: 242 lbs
College: Louisiana
2026 SEASON
- Solo10
- SCK1
- FF0
- INT--
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/27/2026 | @Raiders | W 18 - 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 08/20/2026 | @Chargers | W 41 - 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 08/13/2026 | Titans | L 13 - 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10/11/2026 | @Seahawks | W 32 - 29 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 10/04/2026 | Broncos | W 24 - 14 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 09/27/2026 | Cardinals | W 36 - 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 09/20/2026 | Dolphins | W 35 - 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 09/10/2026 | @Rams | W 27 - 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
GOLDEN NUGGETS:
- Began his collegiate career as a safety for two seasons (2022-23) and moved to linebacker/edge for his final two seasons (2024-25).
PERSONAL:
- Attended Penn Hills (Pittsburgh, PA) High School.
- Born Jaden Dugger (2/26/04) in Pittsburgh, PA, to Lance and Tanisha Dugger.
COLLEGE:
- Appeared in 48 games (31 starts) over 4 seasons at Louisiana (2024-25) and Georgetown (2022-23) and finished with 225 tackles, 21.0 TFLs, 8.0 sacks, 16 PDs, 2 INTs and 3 FFs.
- In 2025 at Louisiana, started all 13 games he appeared in and tallied 125 tackles, 13.0 TFLs, 4.0 sacks, 4 PDs, 1 INT and 1 FF, earning FirstTeam All-SBC honors.
- In 2024, appeared in 14 games (3 starts) and recorded 37 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, 2 PDs and 1 FF.
- In 2023 at Georgetown, started all 11 games he appeared in and tallied 41 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, 7 PDs, 1 INT and 1 FF, earning Second-Team All-Patriot League honors. As a true freshman in 2022, appeared in 10 games (4 starts) and recorded 22 tackles and 3 PDs.