Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Pittsburgh
Jaylen Twyman
DL • 6'2" • 290 lbs • Washington, DC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Twyman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Jaylen Twyman built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Washington, DC wearing No. 97, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Jaylen Twyman's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 199
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Jaylen Twyman, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Jaylen Twyman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 56
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jaylen Twyman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DL
- Career Tackles
- 56
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Woodson H.D. · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- Woodson H.D. · 29 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 6 · Pick 15 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 7 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 18.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 38 | 12 | 10.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 59.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Jaylen Twyman played DL for Pittsburgh. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaylen Twyman recorded 56 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 26.5 primary output with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
32
Usage
7.6
Consistency
42.6
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 1. Virginia: 0.5. Ohio: 6. Penn State: 3. UCF: 2. Delaware: 2. Duke: 1.5. Syracuse: 2. Miami: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. North Carolina: 6. Virginia Tech: 1. Boston College: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Virginia: 2 by 13.3. Ohio: 4 by 66.7. Penn State: 6 by 55. UCF: 2 by 28.3. Delaware: 4 by 36.7. Duke: 2 by 23.3. Syracuse: 3 by 32.5. Miami: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 3 by 62.5. Virginia Tech: 3 by 22.5. Boston College: 6 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.6 · Games = 8 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Ohio
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/27 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 34-30 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Boston College | L 19-26 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Virginia Tech | L 0-28 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | vs North Carolina2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Georgia Tech | W 20-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Miami | L 12-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/18 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 27-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Duke | W 33-30 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs DelawareSplash game | W 17-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs UCFSplash game | W 35-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Penn StateSplash game | L 10-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Ohio2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Virginia | L 14-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylen Twyman story
Jaylen Twyman built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Washington, DC wearing No. 97, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Jaylen Twyman's career was his defensive production: 56 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Pittsburgh. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jaylen Twyman's production has multiple signals. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Pittsburgh.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylen Twyman moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 3 | 13.2 | 4.1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 3 | 13.2 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 26.5 | 32 | 7.6 | 23.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 26.5 | 32 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | -26.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 2 · W 20-10
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs North Carolina
Week 12 · W 34-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Clemson
Week 14 · L 10-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 3 · L 10-17
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Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Wake Forest
Week 12 · W 34-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
26.5 primary output · 32 efficiency · 7.6 usage
59.5
#2
2019 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
59.5
26.5 primary · 32 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Pittsburgh
18.3
3 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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