Florida Atlantic Owls · S RoomS
#22 Jayden Sweeney
Class RS SR/TRFrom Liberty (transfer)Ht / Wt 5'11" · 190 lbHometown Birmingham, AL · Clay-Chalkville
Depth-chart placement
Current role
SS1Placement
StarterRoom
SafetyExperience
5-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29S room context
View full depth chart →Jayden Sweeney holds the SS · Starter spot in Florida Atlantic Owls’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Liberty→Florida Atlantic Owls
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
41
Tackles
1.5
TFL
4
Passes defended
3
QB hurries
Background & career
Jayden Sweeney is a safety for Florida Atlantic, standing 5'11" and weighing 190 pounds. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, he attended Clay-Chalkville High School before playing at Liberty. Sweeney joined the Owls in summer 2025 under head coach Zach Kittley as a transfer. In his 2025 redshirt junior season, he appeared in 11 games, recording 41 total tackles, 27 solo tackles, 4 pass deflections, 3 quarterback hurries, and 1.5 tackles for loss. He started against UAB with 6 tackles and 1 pass breakup, and logged 6 solo tackles at Tulane.
Liberty2022 – 2024
Florida Atlantic2025 — presentPrevious schoolLibertyRecruiting3-star · No. 1576 nationalOriginBirmingham, AL · Clay-Chalkville