Player Dossier

2019-2023

Oklahoma State

Jayden Jernigan

DL • 6'0" • 279 lbs • Allen, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jayden Jernigan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

3

Efficiency

10.5

Consistency

9.1

Season Value

8.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Oklahoma State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Oklahoma State • Missouri
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Boise State

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.

Jayden Jernigan, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Oklahoma State. Jayden Jernigan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Oklahoma State paired 6 primary output with 12.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 10.5 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 Oklahoma State, Missouri.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Florida

Win with 2 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2023 Regular Season · Missouri

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

10.5

Usage

3

Consistency

9.1

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Kansas State: 0. Memphis: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Kentucky: 0. South Carolina: 1. Georgia: 0. Tennessee: 0. Florida: 2. Arkansas: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 26.7. Kansas State: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Kentucky: 0 by 0. South Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 2 by 28.3. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=9
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.4 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=11

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Florida

Best efficiency game

28.3 vs Florida

Result
Fri 11/24@ ArkansasW 48-1411000
Sun 11/19vs FloridaW 33-3121110
Sat 11/11vs TennesseeW 36-711000
Sat 11/4@ GeorgiaL 21-3011000
Sat 10/21vs South CarolinaW 34-12310.500.500
Sat 10/14@ KentuckyW 38-2100000
Sat 9/30@ VanderbiltW 38-2130000
Sat 9/23vs MemphisW 34-2710000
Sat 9/16vs Kansas StateW 30-2710000
Sat 9/9vs Middle TennesseeW 23-1942100
Fri 9/1vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Oklahoma State

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Missouri

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

2019201920202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonOklahoma State612.74.2
2019 Regular SeasonOklahoma State612.74.20
2020 Regular SeasonOklahoma State0-6
2021 PostseasonOklahoma State514.23.75
2021 Regular SeasonOklahoma State514.23.70
2022 Regular SeasonMissouri2.59.92.6-2.5
2023 Regular SeasonMissouri410.531.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Boise State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

#2

Texas

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

#3

Florida

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#4

Baylor

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.

#5

Louisiana Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Oklahoma State

6 primary output · 12.7 efficiency · 4.2 usage

12.6

#2

2019 Regular Season · Oklahoma State

12.6

6 primary · 12.7 efficiency · 4.2 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Oklahoma State

10.9

5 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 3.7 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8781

Milton · Alpharetta, GA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

66

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
66