Player Dossier

2019-2023

Tennessee

Jaylen McCollough

DB • 6'0" • 206 lbs • Austell, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylen McCollough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.7

Efficiency

25.9

Consistency

66.7

Season Value

28.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jaylen McCollough, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · Tennessee. Jaylen McCollough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Tennessee paired 9.5 primary output with 25.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason 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

Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Postseason · Tennessee

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

25.9

Usage

5.7

Consistency

66.7

Best Game by takeover score

Iowa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 1. Virginia: 1.5. Unknown: 0. Florida: 1. UTSA: 0. South Carolina: 1. Texas A&M: 1. Alabama: 1. Kentucky: 0. UConn: 1. Missouri: 1. Georgia: 0. Vanderbilt: 1

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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 4 by 26.7. Virginia: 4 by 31.7. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Florida: 4 by 26.7. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. South Carolina: 5 by 30.8. Texas A&M: 3 by 22.5. Alabama: 7 by 39.2. Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. UConn: 4 by 26.7. Missouri: 7 by 39.2. Georgia: 5 by 20.8. Vanderbilt: 6 by 35

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 7 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Virginia

Best efficiency game

39.2 vs Missouri

Result
Mon 1/1vs IowaW 35-044001
Sat 11/25vs VanderbiltW 48-2462001
Sat 11/18vs GeorgiaL 10-3852000
Sat 11/11@ MissouriL 7-36760010
Sat 11/4vs UConnW 59-3420010
Sat 10/28@ KentuckyW 33-2740000
Sat 10/21@ AlabamaL 20-34740010
Sat 10/14vs Texas A&MW 20-1332100
Sat 9/30vs South CarolinaW 41-2053001
Sat 9/23vs UTSAW 45-1421000
Sat 9/16@ FloridaL 16-2943100
Sat 9/9vs Unknown33000
Sat 9/2vs VirginiaW 49-13420.5001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Tennessee

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192019202020212021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonTennessee6226.2
2019 Regular SeasonTennessee6226.20
2020 Regular SeasonTennessee4.524.95.1-1.5
2021 PostseasonTennessee12.525.35.68
2021 Regular SeasonTennessee12.525.35.60
2022 Regular SeasonTennessee627.35.4-6.5
2023 PostseasonTennessee9.525.95.73.5
2023 Regular SeasonTennessee9.525.95.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

#2

Vanderbilt

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.7 takeover score.

#4

Alabama

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.

#5

Alabama

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · Tennessee

9.5 primary output · 25.9 efficiency · 5.7 usage

28.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Tennessee

28.7

9.5 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 5.7 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Tennessee

28.3

12.5 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 5.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9331

Hillgrove · Powder Springs, GA

Committed To
Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

234

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 54 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
234