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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Auburn
Jaylin Simpson
CB • 6'1" • 178 lbs • Brunswick, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jaylin Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
57
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: 2023 Regular Season · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Player Story
Jaylin Simpson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Brunswick, GA wearing No. 36, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Jaylin Simpson's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2024
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 29
- Overall
- No. 164
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Jaylin Simpson, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Auburn. Jaylin Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 118
- TFL
- 4
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 14
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jaylin Simpson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · CB
- Career Tackles
- 118
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Auburn
- Top game
- Texas A&M
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Frederica Academy · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- Frederica Academy · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2024 · Round 5 · Pick 29 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 36 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · CB 53rd (top 13%) · SEC 107th (top 18%) · National 958th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.6 |
| 2020 Postseason | Auburn | 7 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 35.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Auburn | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Auburn | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Auburn | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 11 | 37 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 12 | 38 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 55.8 |
Related Context
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Jaylin Simpson played CB for Auburn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jaylin Simpson recorded 118 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Auburn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Auburn paired 9.5 primary output with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Auburn
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
21.1
Usage
5.4
Consistency
57
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Massachusetts: 1. California: 1. Samford: 1. Texas A&M: 2. Georgia: 2. LSU: 1. Ole Miss: 0.5. Mississippi State: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Arkansas: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Alabama: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Massachusetts: 3 by 22.5. California: 4 by 26.7. Samford: 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 3 by 32.5. Georgia: 3 by 32.5. LSU: 4 by 26.7. Ole Miss: 2 by 13.3. Mississippi State: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 6 by 35. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 6 by 25. Alabama: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas A&M
Best efficiency game
35 vs Vanderbilt
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Alabama | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs New Mexico State | L 10-31 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Arkansas | W 48-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Vanderbilt | W 31-15 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Mississippi State | W 27-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Ole Miss | L 21-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ LSU | L 18-48 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | L 20-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 10-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Samford | W 45-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ California | W 14-10 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Massachusetts | W 59-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylin Simpson story
Jaylin Simpson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Brunswick, GA wearing No. 36, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Jaylin Simpson's career was his defensive production: 118 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 14 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Jaylin Simpson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Auburn
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Auburn | 0.5 | 6.7 | 1.5 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Auburn | 5 | 15.5 | 2.6 | 4.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Auburn | 5 | 15.5 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Auburn | 6 | 19.2 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Auburn | 6 | 19.2 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 7 | 20.4 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 9.5 | 21.1 | 5.4 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas A&M
Week 10 · L 3-20 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas A&M
Week 4 · L 10-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Kentucky
Week 12 · W 41-17
4
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia
Week 5 · L 20-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Kentucky
Week 4 · W 29-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Auburn
9.5 primary output · 21.1 efficiency · 5.4 usage
55.8
#2
2021 Postseason · Auburn
42.4
6 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Auburn
42.4
6 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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