2025 Football Roster
Loving, Jayden

Jersey Number 8
Jayden Loving
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 317
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Hamilton, AL
- High School:
- Hamilton
Bio
Awards
2024 Preseason CUSA All-Conference Second Team by Phil Steele
Prior to Wake Forest
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in the first five games of the 2024 season for the Hilltoppers…Recorded nine tackles with five solo tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss…Posted a season-high five tackles with one solo tackle and 0.5 tackles-for-loss against Toledo.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in all 13 games with one start during the 2023 season for the Hilltoppers…Recorded 36 tackles with 16 solo tackles, three tackles for loss, and two sacks, along with two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups…Recorded three solo tackles with a sack in the season opener against South Florida…Made his first start for the Hilltoppers against Ohio State, recording two tackle and a pass breakup…Notched a season-high seven tackles with four solo tackles against Troy…Added his second sack as part of a three tackle performance against UTEP.
Prior to Western Kentucky
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 11 games during the 2021 season for the Wildcats…Recorded 37 tackles with 15 solo tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, and 4.5 sacks, along with two quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, and a blocked kick…Recorded his first collegiate sack while also adding a blocked kick against Grambling State…Notched three solo tackles, including a sack, against Tennessee State…Recorded six tackles with a season-high four solo tackles and half a sack…Set a career-high with eight tackles, including two solo tackles and a sack, against Prairie View A&M.
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in two games during the 2021 season for the Wildcats…Recorded two tackles with one solo tackle against South Carolina State…Redshirted.
High School
Attended Hamilton High School…Named Class 4A Second-Team All-State during his senior season.
Personal
Son of Mae Williams…Born on April 8, 2003.
2024 Preseason CUSA All-Conference Second Team by Phil Steele
Prior to Wake Forest
2024 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in the first five games of the 2024 season for the Hilltoppers…Recorded nine tackles with five solo tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss…Posted a season-high five tackles with one solo tackle and 0.5 tackles-for-loss against Toledo.
2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in all 13 games with one start during the 2023 season for the Hilltoppers…Recorded 36 tackles with 16 solo tackles, three tackles for loss, and two sacks, along with two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups…Recorded three solo tackles with a sack in the season opener against South Florida…Made his first start for the Hilltoppers against Ohio State, recording two tackle and a pass breakup…Notched a season-high seven tackles with four solo tackles against Troy…Added his second sack as part of a three tackle performance against UTEP.
Prior to Western Kentucky
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 11 games during the 2021 season for the Wildcats…Recorded 37 tackles with 15 solo tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, and 4.5 sacks, along with two quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, and a blocked kick…Recorded his first collegiate sack while also adding a blocked kick against Grambling State…Notched three solo tackles, including a sack, against Tennessee State…Recorded six tackles with a season-high four solo tackles and half a sack…Set a career-high with eight tackles, including two solo tackles and a sack, against Prairie View A&M.
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in two games during the 2021 season for the Wildcats…Recorded two tackles with one solo tackle against South Carolina State…Redshirted.
High School
Attended Hamilton High School…Named Class 4A Second-Team All-State during his senior season.
Personal
Son of Mae Williams…Born on April 8, 2003.
Football Media Availability (9/18/25)
Thursday, September 18
QB Robbie Ashford takes it himself for the score
Thursday, September 11
Chris Barnes scores the TD on the game's first kick
Thursday, September 11
Matt Barrie SportsCenter at Wake Forest with Demond Claiborne
Wednesday, September 10