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JadenWilliams

  • position Defensive Lineman
  • height 6-4
  • Weight 291
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Inglewood, Calif.
  • High school Campbell Hall
  • Previous School Wyoming

2025 – Junior
• Transferred to Kentucky after three seasons at Wyoming
• Has played in 20 career games with one start
• Has totaled 24 career tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks and three quarterback hurries

2024 – Sophomore (Wyoming)
• Played in 12 games with his first career start coming vs. San Diego State
• Totaled 20 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a half sack along with three quarterback hurries

2023 – r-Freshman (Wyoming)
• Saw action in five games and made two tackles, including his first career sack

2022 – Freshman (Wyoming)
• Redshirt season
• Appeared in three games and had two tackles, one vs. Fresno State and one vs. Ohio

High School
• Starred at Campbell Hall High School in North Hollywood, Calif.
• Tallied 70 tackles in his career, including 15.0 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, 26 quarterback hurries and three turnovers
• Helped his Campbell Hall High team post a 10-1 record for the 2021 season … Entered the California Southern Section Division 6 Playoffs with a 10-0 record before losing in the opening round to Santa Barbara
• Played for head coach Dennis Keyes

Personal
• Born in Inglewood, California
• Son of the late Cleo Branch
• Siblings are Devin Cox, Asanti Cox and the late Devaughn Cox
• Major is sociology

Jaden Says
• He chose Kentucky because of the love from the coaching staff
• Three words to describe him are funny, nice and outgoing
• Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a social worker with special education children
• One thing most people don’t know is that his favorite food is sushi
• His biggest motivation to work hard is to make his late mother and brother proud

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