California Golden Bears · EDGE RoomEDGE
#10 Jayden Wayne
Class SR/TRFrom Washington (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'5" · 255 lbHometown Tacoma, WA · IMG Academy
Depth-chart placement
Current role
LOLB1Placement
StarterRoom
LOLBExperience
4-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Jayden Wayne holds the LOLB · Starter spot in California Golden Bears’s lolb room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Washington→California Golden Bears
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
26
Tackles
4.5
TFL
3
Sacks
5
QB hurries
1
Kick returns
Background & career
Jayden Wayne is a 6'5", 255-pound outside linebacker from Tacoma, WA who attended IMG Academy before playing at Washington. A four-star recruit ranked 80th overall in the 2023 class, Wayne transferred to California for the 2025 season. In his junior year with the Bears, he appeared in all 13 games with nine starts, recording 26 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, and five quarterback hurries. Wayne posted a season-high four tackles twice against North Carolina and Stanford.
Miami2023
Washington2024
California2025 — presentPrevious schoolWashingtonRecruiting4-star · No. 80 nationalOriginTacoma, WA · IMG Academy