2023 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 23
Jayden Price
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 184
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Derby, Kan.
- High School:
- Mulvane HS
* 2021 Stats Perform All-America Third Team (PR)
* 2021 Phil Steele All-America Fourth Team (PR)
* 2021 All-MVFC Second Team (RS)
* 2022, 2023 All-MVFC Honorable Mention (RS)
* 2018, 2020-21, 2021, 2022 MVFC Honor Roll
2023 SEASON (SENIOR): Returned to North Dakota State for an extra year of eligibility due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 season...Started all 15 games at cornerback...Honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference return specialist...Averaged 14.2 yards per punt return on 16 attempts...Scored on a 66-yard punt return against Murray State and broke the NDSU career record for punt return touchdowns with an 82-yard score at South Dakota in the quarterfinals of the NCAA FCS playoffs...Finished his career third on the NDSU all-time list for career punt returns (63), punt return yards (910) and yards per return (14.44)...Made a career-high eight tackles at South Dakota State...Had 2.0 tackles for loss including a sack against Drake in the first round of the NCAA FCS playoffs...Intercepted passes against Drake and Missouri State...Finished sixth on the team with 47 total tackles and was second with four pass breakups...One of six team captains.
2022 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all 15 games as a cornerback and punt returner...Honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference return specialist...Credited with 18 tackles and two pass breakups...Tied a career high with four tackles at Arizona...Scored on a 66-yard punt return in the season opener against Drake, one of only four punt return TDs in the MVFC during the 2022 season...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll for the fourth time in his career.
2021 SEASON (JUNIOR): Second-year starter who made all 15 starts at cornerback while developing into an All-America punt returner...Earned third team All-America honors from Stats Perform and fourth team from Phil Steele...Named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team as a return specialist...Ranked sixth in the FCS averaging 13.3 yards on 25 punt returns...Scored one touchdown from 45 yards against Valparaiso...Made 17 total tackles including two on punt coverage...Had five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...Tied a career high with four tackles in the NCAA quarterfinal win over East Tennessee State...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2020-21 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 10 games...Starting cornerback in all nine games of the spring season...Made 22 total tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss...Nabbed his first career interception against Central Arkansas in the only game of the fall...Career-high four tackles against Youngstown State in the February conference opener...Three pass breakups in the road win over Northern Iowa...Averaged 20.0 yards on six punt returns including an 85-yard touchdown in the home win over Illinois State...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 16 games as a member of the kickoff and punt return teams...Made three tackles against Western Illinois in a reserve role at cornerback...Also recovered a fumble against WIU on kickoff coverage.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Took a redshirt year with the Bison and did not play in any games...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2018 graduate of Mulvane High School...Three-year starting quarterback and defensive back for coach Dave Fennewald...Team captain as a senior...Played in eight games passing for 1,425 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 936 yards and 16 TDs...Had 46 tackles and three interceptions on defense...Accounted for 7,895 yards of total offense with 101 touchdowns in his career...Passed for 4,536 yards and 51 TDs...Set school records for career points (306) and rushing yards (3,359), attempts (493) and TDs (50)...Kansas All-Class 4A Division I first team quarterback in 2016 and 2017...Two-time all-league first team and Offensive League MVP...All-league second team defensive back in 2017...Invited to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl as a defensive back.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2021 with a bachelor's degree in marketing and earned a master's degree in business administration in 2023...Son of Shane and Juliann Price...Has two brothers, Jarrett and Jace...Jarrett played baseball at Newman University...Jace played football at Butler Community College.
* 2021 Phil Steele All-America Fourth Team (PR)
* 2021 All-MVFC Second Team (RS)
* 2022, 2023 All-MVFC Honorable Mention (RS)
* 2018, 2020-21, 2021, 2022 MVFC Honor Roll
2023 SEASON (SENIOR): Returned to North Dakota State for an extra year of eligibility due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 season...Started all 15 games at cornerback...Honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference return specialist...Averaged 14.2 yards per punt return on 16 attempts...Scored on a 66-yard punt return against Murray State and broke the NDSU career record for punt return touchdowns with an 82-yard score at South Dakota in the quarterfinals of the NCAA FCS playoffs...Finished his career third on the NDSU all-time list for career punt returns (63), punt return yards (910) and yards per return (14.44)...Made a career-high eight tackles at South Dakota State...Had 2.0 tackles for loss including a sack against Drake in the first round of the NCAA FCS playoffs...Intercepted passes against Drake and Missouri State...Finished sixth on the team with 47 total tackles and was second with four pass breakups...One of six team captains.
2022 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in all 15 games as a cornerback and punt returner...Honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference return specialist...Credited with 18 tackles and two pass breakups...Tied a career high with four tackles at Arizona...Scored on a 66-yard punt return in the season opener against Drake, one of only four punt return TDs in the MVFC during the 2022 season...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll for the fourth time in his career.
2021 SEASON (JUNIOR): Second-year starter who made all 15 starts at cornerback while developing into an All-America punt returner...Earned third team All-America honors from Stats Perform and fourth team from Phil Steele...Named to the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second team as a return specialist...Ranked sixth in the FCS averaging 13.3 yards on 25 punt returns...Scored one touchdown from 45 yards against Valparaiso...Made 17 total tackles including two on punt coverage...Had five pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery...Tied a career high with four tackles in the NCAA quarterfinal win over East Tennessee State...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2020-21 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 10 games...Starting cornerback in all nine games of the spring season...Made 22 total tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss...Nabbed his first career interception against Central Arkansas in the only game of the fall...Career-high four tackles against Youngstown State in the February conference opener...Three pass breakups in the road win over Northern Iowa...Averaged 20.0 yards on six punt returns including an 85-yard touchdown in the home win over Illinois State...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 16 games as a member of the kickoff and punt return teams...Made three tackles against Western Illinois in a reserve role at cornerback...Also recovered a fumble against WIU on kickoff coverage.
2018 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Took a redshirt year with the Bison and did not play in any games...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2018 graduate of Mulvane High School...Three-year starting quarterback and defensive back for coach Dave Fennewald...Team captain as a senior...Played in eight games passing for 1,425 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 936 yards and 16 TDs...Had 46 tackles and three interceptions on defense...Accounted for 7,895 yards of total offense with 101 touchdowns in his career...Passed for 4,536 yards and 51 TDs...Set school records for career points (306) and rushing yards (3,359), attempts (493) and TDs (50)...Kansas All-Class 4A Division I first team quarterback in 2016 and 2017...Two-time all-league first team and Offensive League MVP...All-league second team defensive back in 2017...Invited to play in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl as a defensive back.
PERSONAL: Graduated from NDSU in December 2021 with a bachelor's degree in marketing and earned a master's degree in business administration in 2023...Son of Shane and Juliann Price...Has two brothers, Jarrett and Jace...Jarrett played baseball at Newman University...Jace played football at Butler Community College.
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