Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Marshall
Jaylon McClain-Sapp
DB • 5'11" • 181 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylon McClain-Sapp shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
74
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Kentucky
Player Story
Jaylon McClain-Sapp built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Jaylon McClain-Sapp's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Jaylon McClain-Sapp, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Marshall. Jaylon McClain-Sapp shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 67
- TFL
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Jaylon McClain-Sapp quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · DB
- Career Tackles
- 67
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- Eastern Kentucky
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · First Coast · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- First Coast · 50 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DB 165th (top 21%) · Conference USA 83rd (top 16%) · National 759th (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Marshall | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 28.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Marshall | 6 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Marshall | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 5 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2020 Postseason | Marshall | 10 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Marshall | 10 | 29 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 37.9 |
Related Context
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Jaylon McClain-Sapp played DB for Marshall. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jaylon McClain-Sapp recorded 67 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Marshall paired 4 primary output with 28.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 80th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Marshall
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
19.4
Usage
2.2
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 2. Eastern Kentucky: 0. App State: 2. Western Kentucky: 1. Louisiana Tech: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Massachusetts: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1.5. Rice: 0. UAB: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 2 by 28.3. Eastern Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. App State: 3 by 32.5. Western Kentucky: 3 by 22.5. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 12.5. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 3 by 12.5. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 40. Rice: 3 by 12.5. UAB: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Middle Tennessee
Best efficiency game
40 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/25 | @ BuffaloSplash game | L 10-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 12/19 | vs UAB | L 13-22 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Rice | L 0-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 42-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Massachusetts | W 51-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 20-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 35-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Western Kentucky | W 38-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/19 | vs App StateSplash game | W 17-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 59-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylon McClain-Sapp story
Jaylon McClain-Sapp built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive back from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 7, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Jaylon McClain-Sapp's career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 16 passes defended across 27 career games in the available record. That gives Jaylon McClain-Sapp's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Marshall
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Marshall | 2 | 12.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Marshall | 3.5 | 14.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Marshall | 4 | 28.6 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 4.5 | 15.7 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Marshall | 6.5 | 19.4 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Marshall | 6.5 | 19.4 | 2.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Kentucky
Week 2 · W 32-16
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Cincinnati
Week 5 · W 38-21
2.5
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 11 · W 42-14 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
#4
vs App State
Week 3 · W 17-7
2
Havoc Plays
48.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Buffalo
Week 1 · L 10-17 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Marshall
4 primary output · 28.6 efficiency · 3.7 usage
44.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Marshall
40.9
4.5 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 2 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Marshall
37.9
6.5 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 2.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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