Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Akron
Jaylen Kelly-Powell
S • 6'0" • 180 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Kelly-Powell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
55
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Michigan • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Jaylen Kelly-Powell built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a safety from Detroit, MI wearing No. 8, spending time with Akron and Michigan. The clearest part of Jaylen Kelly-Powell's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Jaylen Kelly-Powell, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Akron. Jaylen Kelly-Powell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 105
- TFL
- 2
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Jaylen Kelly-Powell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · S
- Career Tackles
- 105
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cass Technical · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Cass Technical · 77 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · S 263rd (top 51%) · Mid-American 187th (top 35%) · National 2,028th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Akron | 5 | 18 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Akron | 10 | 62 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 37.7 |
Related Context
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Jaylen Kelly-Powell played S for Michigan and Akron. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jaylen Kelly-Powell recorded 105 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Akron paired 3 primary output with 27.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Akron
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
15.8
Usage
7.5
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. St. Francis (PA): 0. Michigan State: 0. Tennessee: 2. Liberty: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Ohio: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. St. Francis (PA): 3 by 12.5. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. Tennessee: 2 by 28.3. Liberty: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 4 by 16.7. Ohio: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Tennessee
Player Story
Jaylen Kelly-Powell story
Jaylen Kelly-Powell built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a safety from Detroit, MI wearing No. 8, spending time with Akron and Michigan. The clearest part of Jaylen Kelly-Powell's career was his defensive production: 105 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Jaylen Kelly-Powell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Michigan
2017-2019
Opening stop
- 2
Akron
2020-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Akron | 2 | 19 | 3.1 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Akron | 3 | 27.2 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 2 | 15.8 | 7.5 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio State
Week 4 · L 7-59
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 3 · L 6-63
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Ohio
Week 11 · L 10-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Bowling Green
Week 14 · W 31-3 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 6 · W 35-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Akron
3 primary output · 27.2 efficiency · 6.9 usage
47.9
#2
2019 Regular Season · Michigan
41.1
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Michigan
39.4
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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