Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Tennessee
Jaylen McCollough
DB • 6'0" • 206 lbs • Austell, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylen McCollough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
83
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
Jaylen McCollough built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Austell, GA wearing No. 2, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Jaylen McCollough's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Jaylen McCollough, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Tennessee. Jaylen McCollough shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 234
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jaylen McCollough quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tennessee · DB
- Career Tackles
- 234
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Tennessee
- Top game
- Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Hillgrove · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Hillgrove · 26 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 58 tackles · DB 84th (top 9%) · SEC 44th (top 8%) · National 402nd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9 | 26 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9 | 43 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | Tennessee | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13 | 54 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 2 | 53.5 |
Related Context
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Jaylen McCollough played DB for Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jaylen McCollough recorded 234 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Tennessee paired 13.5 primary output with 26.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 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: Iowa
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Tennessee
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
5.4
Consistency
64.7
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: 2. Virginia: 1.5. Austin Peay: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 4 by 36.7. Virginia: 4 by 31.7. Austin Peay: 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 = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.1 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
Iowa
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Missouri
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | vs IowaSplash game | W 35-0 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Vanderbilt | W 48-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Georgia | L 10-38 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Missouri | L 7-36 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs UConn | W 59-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Kentucky | W 33-27 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Alabama | L 20-34 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Texas A&M | W 20-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs South Carolina | W 41-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs UTSA | W 45-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Florida | L 16-29 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Austin Peay | W 30-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Virginia | W 49-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylen McCollough story
Jaylen McCollough built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Austell, GA wearing No. 2, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Jaylen McCollough's career was his defensive production: 234 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 54 career games in the available record. That gives Jaylen McCollough's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tennessee
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Tennessee | 6 | 22 | 5.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 6 | 22 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 4.5 | 24.9 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Tennessee | 13.5 | 26.1 | 4.9 | 9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tennessee | 13.5 | 26.1 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tennessee | 9 | 30.3 | 5.6 | -4.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Tennessee | 10.5 | 26.7 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10.5 | 26.7 | 5.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Alabama
Week 8 · L 13-35 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida
Week 4 · L 14-38 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
vs Indiana
Week 1 · W 23-22 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Alabama
Week 8 · L 17-48 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Chattanooga
Week 3 · W 45-0
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Tennessee
13.5 primary output · 26.1 efficiency · 4.9 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Tennessee
56.4
13.5 primary · 26.1 efficiency · 4.9 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Tennessee
53.5
10.5 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
10
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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