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Player Dossier
2015-2018Eastern Michigan
Jaylen Pickett
LB • 6'1" • 224 lbs • Zephyrhills, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Pickett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
88
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Jaylen Pickett built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Zephyrhills, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Jaylen Pickett's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Jaylen Pickett, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Eastern Michigan. Jaylen Pickett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jaylen Pickett quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Zephyrhills · Eastern Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Zephyrhills · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 73 tackles · LB 160th (top 14%) · Mid-American 27th (top 5%) · National 249th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 29 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 8 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 9 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 64 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 73.2 |
Related Context
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Jaylen Pickett played LB for Eastern Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylen Pickett recorded 111 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Eastern Michigan paired 13.5 primary output with 39.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
39.9
Usage
17.2
Consistency
52.8
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Southern: 1. Purdue: 1. Buffalo: 1. San Diego State: 0.5. Northern Illinois: 0. Western Michigan: 2. Toledo: 4.5. Ball State: 1.5. Army: 1. Central Michigan: 1. Akron: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Southern: 9 by 47.5. Purdue: 7 by 39.2. Buffalo: 7 by 39.2. San Diego State: 3 by 17.5. Northern Illinois: 12 by 50. Western Michigan: 6 by 45. Toledo: 8 by 78.3. Ball State: 5 by 35.8. Army: 5 by 30.8. Central Michigan: 7 by 39.2. Akron: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
78.3 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/15 | vs Georgia Southern | L 21-23 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Akron | W 27-7 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Central Michigan | W 17-7 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Army | L 22-37 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Ball State | W 42-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs ToledoSplash game | W 28-26 | 8 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Western MichiganSplash game | L 24-27 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Northern Illinois10+ tackles | L 23-26 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | @ San Diego State | L 20-23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Buffalo | L 28-35 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Purdue | W 20-19 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylen Pickett story
Jaylen Pickett built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Zephyrhills, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Jaylen Pickett's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Jaylen Pickett's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Eastern Michigan
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 10.9 | 1.9 | -4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 13.5 | 39.9 | 17.2 | 12.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 13.5 | 39.9 | 17.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 7 · W 28-26 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Charlotte
Week 3 · W 37-19
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Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Western Michigan
Week 6 · L 24-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 1 · L 21-23 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
56.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Ball State
Week 8 · W 42-20 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
13.5 primary output · 39.9 efficiency · 17.2 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
73.2
13.5 primary · 39.9 efficiency · 17.2 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
24.3
5 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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