Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Memphis
Jaylen Joyner
DL • 6'3" • 262 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen Joyner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Florida Atlantic • Memphis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Player Story
Jaylen Joyner built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 52, spending time with Florida Atlantic and Memphis. The clearest part of Jaylen Joyner's career...
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- Committed To
- Florida Atlantic
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Jaylen Joyner, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Florida Atlantic. Jaylen Joyner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 96
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 10.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Jaylen Joyner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Memphis · DL
- Career Tackles
- 96
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
- Top game
- UTSA
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Jones · Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- Jones · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 52 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 7 tackles · DL 668th (top 67%) · American Athletic 326th (top 52%) · National 3,121st (top 53%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 23.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 33 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 62.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 36 | 3.5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 57.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 16.6 |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
Related Context
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Jaylen Joyner played DL for Florida Atlantic and Memphis. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jaylen Joyner recorded 96 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Florida Atlantic.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Florida Atlantic paired 15.5 primary output with 31.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida Atlantic, Memphis.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
25.9
Usage
7.6
Consistency
52.4
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 0. Georgia Southern: 2. Fordham: 3. Air Force: 0. Florida International: 3. UAB: 0. Charlotte: 0. UTEP: 2. Marshall: 1.5. Old Dominion: 0. Middle Tennessee: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Southern: 3 by 32.5. Fordham: 1 by 34.2. Air Force: 3 by 12.5. Florida International: 3 by 42.5. UAB: 2 by 8.3. Charlotte: 4 by 16.7. UTEP: 5 by 40.8. Marshall: 4 by 31.7. Old Dominion: 7 by 29.2. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 5 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Florida International
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/28 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | L 17-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Old Dominion | L 16-30 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Marshall | L 13-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs UTEPSplash game | W 28-25 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/21 | @ Charlotte | W 38-9 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ UAB | L 14-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | W 58-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | @ Air Force | L 7-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs FordhamSplash game | W 45-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Georgia SouthernSplash game | W 38-6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Florida | L 14-35 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylen Joyner story
Jaylen Joyner built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 52, spending time with Florida Atlantic and Memphis. The clearest part of Jaylen Joyner's career was his defensive production: 96 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with Florida Atlantic. 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 Joyner's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida Atlantic and Memphis.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylen Joyner 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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- 1
Florida Atlantic
2018-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Memphis
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 11.3 | 3.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Florida Atlantic | 15.5 | 31.9 | 10.5 | 14.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 15.5 | 31.9 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 13.5 | 25.9 | 7.6 | -2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 9.6 | 4 | -11.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Memphis | 5 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Memphis | 5 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UTSA
Week 9 · W 24-3 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Florida International
Week 5 · W 58-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Fordham
Week 3 · W 45-14
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Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Charlotte
Week 1 · W 43-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia Southern
Week 2 · W 38-6
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Florida Atlantic
15.5 primary output · 31.9 efficiency · 10.5 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
62.4
15.5 primary · 31.9 efficiency · 10.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
57.3
13.5 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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