Player Dossier

2015-2018

Eastern 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 38.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

17.3

Efficiency

38.1

Consistency

54.9

Season Value

32

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Eastern Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

Scouting Read

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Jaylen Pickett, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Jaylen Pickett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.1 disruption score.

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: 2017 Regular Season

Eastern Michigan paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 38.1 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 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2018 Postseason · Eastern Michigan

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

38.1

Usage

17.3

Consistency

54.9

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia Southern: 0. Purdue: 1. Buffalo: 1. San Diego State: 0.5. Northern Illinois: 0. Western Michigan: 2. Toledo: 3.5. 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 37.5. 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 68.3. Ball State: 5 by 35.8. Army: 5 by 30.8. Central Michigan: 7 by 39.2. Akron: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs First Half

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

68.3 vs Toledo

Result
Sat 12/15vs Georgia SouthernL 21-2392000
Sat 11/10vs AkronW 27-740000
Sat 11/3vs Central MichiganW 17-770001
Sat 10/27vs ArmyL 22-3752100
Sat 10/20@ Ball StateW 42-20521.5000
Sat 10/13vs ToledoSplash gameW 28-26852.5010
Sat 10/6@ Western MichiganSplash gameL 24-27651010
Sat 9/29vs Northern Illinois10+ tacklesL 23-26124000
Sun 9/23@ San Diego StateL 20-23310.5000
Sat 9/15@ BuffaloL 28-3575100
Sat 9/8@ PurdueW 20-1976100

Career Arc

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    Eastern Michigan

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201520162016201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan0
2016 PostseasonEastern Michigan416.53.94
2016 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan416.53.90
2017 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan08.41.3-4
2018 PostseasonEastern Michigan11.538.117.311.5
2018 Regular SeasonEastern Michigan11.538.117.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Toledo

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.9 takeover score.

#2

Charlotte

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.

#3

Western Michigan

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.

#4

Buffalo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.

#5

Ball State

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.3 usage

36.5

#2

2018 Postseason · Eastern Michigan

32

11.5 primary · 38.1 efficiency · 17.3 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan

32

11.5 primary · 38.1 efficiency · 17.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

3

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7752

Zephyrhills · Zephyrhills, FL

Committed To
Eastern Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

111

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.