Cincinnati LB Jake Golday: Fitting up | 2026 NFL Draft film review
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Cincinnati linebacker Jake Golday (No. 11 pictured) wraps up Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson during Week 1 of the 2025 campaign.
Cincinnati linebacker Jake Golday is one of the top linebackers available in the 2026 NFL Draft. Interestingly, his career began at Central Arkansas. The Arlington High School (Tenn.) product earned a lot of repetitions for the Bears as a rush outside linebacker. However, he did play some at the exchange linebacker spot.
That theme continued over the next two years as a star linebacker for Cincinnati. In the 2025 season opener versus Nebraska, Golday posted 12 tackles and one quarterback sack. The first-team All-Big 12 linebacker finished the season with 105 tackles, 3.5 quarterbacks and six tackles for loss.
We review some of Golday’s best attributes in our film review of his first game last season. In the contest, he shined at the point of attack, in coverage and also covering kicks on special teams. The former Central Arkansas star should boost his draft stock this week at the 2026 NFL Combine.
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