Jaylin Thomas

LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Lima, OH, USA

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Jaylin Thomas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.1 disruption score.

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Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

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Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Ball State

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Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Ball State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Player Story

Jaylin Thomas built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Lima, OH wearing No. 6, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Jaylin Thomas' career was his defensive production: 401...

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Class 2016 · Rating 0.7833

Lima Senior · Lima, OH

Committed To: Ball State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2016

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Latest team and position: Ball State · LB
Career Tackles: 401
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 54 games
Best season: 2021 Postseason · Ball State
Top game: Northern Illinois
Recruit profile: 2-star · Lima Senior · Ball State
High school pipeline: Lima Senior · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 6 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank: 112 tackles · LB 24th (top 2%) · Mid-American 5th (top 1%) · National 25th (top 1%)

Jaylin Thomas played LB for Ball State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jaylin Thomas recorded -5 rushing yards and 401 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Ball State.

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