sturdy Air Force interior defender with a wrestler’s base and steady, low-drama production
In the 2025 season, Jayden Oquendo was a rotational defensive lineman for Air Force, appearing in five games and logging one tackle, after three tackles in 2024 and one in 2023; across his Falcons career he has five total tackles with no sacks or tackles for loss. At 6-foot-2 and 285 pounds, he brings the kind of leverage, toughness, and contact balance that fits Air Force’s physical front, and his background as a high-school wrestler and shot-put thrower hints at the power profile. He looks like a dependable depth piece rather than a headline-grabber, but that can absolutely be a useful kind of player.
