Jake Golday stats

Vikings

Linebacker · #41

Age 23 · 6' 4" · 240 lbs

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Jake Golday recorded 9 tackles and 0.0 sacks in 8 games of 2026 for the Minnesota Vikings. Last game: .

Stats

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Totals

GP
8
TOT
9
SOLO
6
AST
3
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF · 14th
2

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
SeasonTeamGPGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLOSOLO: Tackles made without help.ASTAST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PDPD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FFFF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2026MIN89630.0002

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season

GP
8
TOT
9
SOLO
6
AST
3
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
2

Per game

GP
8
TOT
1.1
SOLO
0.8
AST
0.4
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0.3

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
SeasonTeamGPGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLOSOLO: Tackles made without help.ASTAST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PDPD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FFFF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2026MIN81.10.80.40.0000.3

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career regular season, Per game

GP
8
TOT
1.1
SOLO
0.8
AST
0.4
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0
FF
0.3

Bio

Age
23 yearsMay 23, 2003
Height
6' 4"
Weight
240 lbs
Experience
0 years
Birthplace
Arlington, TN
Draft
2026Rd 2, Pk 51
College
Cincinnati
Salary
$4.33 million2026

Against other linebackers

2026 regular season, 209 NFL linebackers with 6+ games.

  • Tackles9

    Higher than 17% of the other 208 NFL linebackers.

  • Forced Fumbles2

    Higher than 88% of the other 208 NFL linebackers.

  • Solo Tackles6

    Higher than 24% of the other 208 NFL linebackers.

Latest performance

Jake Golday

Nov 09 · vs BUF · L 23-6

TOT
1
SOLO
1
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

Snap counts, 2026

74% of his club's special-teams snaps a game (134 in 7 games); 91% in week 8.

His special-teams snaps and snap share by week
WkOppSnapsSnap %
1GB1961%
2CHI1571%
3TB2670%
4MIA1872%
5NO1777%
7IND1878%
8DET2191%

NFL snap counts, every player

Injury history

Jake Golday has been on the NFL’s game-status report 0 weeks since 2026.

His weeks on the injury report by season
SeasonOutD / QInjuries listed
202600Calf, Ankle

From the weekly injury reports clubs file (nflverse), regular season and playoffs; a practice-only listing counts no week. A player moved to injured reserve leaves the report, so a season-ending injury shows only up to that move.

2026 NFL combine

LB, 6'5", 239 lb · Cincinnati

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.62s69th
Vertical jump39"90th
Broad jump10' 5"87th
3-cone drill7.02s68th
20-yard shuttle4.34s38th

Percentile: the share of LBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2026 combine

Games

All games

Next

at GBSun, Nov 15

vs GB since 2026

1
GP
1
TOT
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Mon, Nov 09vsBUFL 23-61100
Sun, Nov 01atDETL 19-150000
Sun, Oct 25vsINDW 16-101000
Sun, Oct 11atNOW 23-131100
Sun, Oct 04vsMIAW 15-102200
Sun, Sep 27atTBW 23-162100

What are Jake Golday's career stats?

Jake Golday has played 1 season for the Vikings. He has recorded 9 tackles. His best season so far is 2026: 9 tackles and 0.0 sacks.

Best single games

  • Tackles: 1 vs GB on Sep 13, 2026, W 39-22
Jake Golday's best game in each stat, by season
SeasonTOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.
20261

What the columns mean: TOT

Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2026.

Jake Golday college stats

Jake Golday played 2 seasons at Cincinnati Bearcats (2024 to 2025): 162 tackles, 5 sacks and 0 interceptions.

defensive

Jake Golday's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2024Cincinnati Bearcats58283021.52000
2025Cincinnati Bearcats104386633.51000

scoring

Jake Golday's college scoring by season
SeasonSchoolPASSRUSHRECREC: Passes caught.RETTDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PATFGPTSPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
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returning

Jake Golday's college returning by season
YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2023Central Arkansas Bears1100010110010
2024Cincinnati Bearcats1120012112012

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for. Game by game: Jake Golday's college game log.

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