Player Dossier

2019-2023

Auburn

Jaylin Simpson

CB • 6'1" • 178 lbs • Brunswick, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylin Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.7

Efficiency

20.3

Consistency

58.2

Season Value

26.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Auburn

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Auburn
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky

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.

Jaylin Simpson, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Auburn. Jaylin Simpson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Auburn paired 8.5 primary output with 20.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20.3 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: Georgia

Loss 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 · Auburn

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

20.3

Usage

5.7

Consistency

58.2

Best Game by takeover score

Alabama

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Massachusetts: 1. California: 1. Unknown: 1. Texas A&M: 1. Georgia: 2. LSU: 1. Ole Miss: 0.5. Mississippi State: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Arkansas: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Alabama: 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. Massachusetts: 3 by 22.5. California: 4 by 26.7. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. Texas A&M: 3 by 22.5. 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

Wins0.6 · n=5 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · n=6 · +0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.9 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia

Best efficiency game

35 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Sat 11/25vs AlabamaL 24-2711000
Sat 11/18vs New Mexico StateL 10-3166000
Sat 11/11@ ArkansasW 48-1011000
Sat 11/4@ VanderbiltW 31-1562001
Sat 10/28vs Mississippi StateW 27-1322000
Sat 10/21vs Ole MissL 21-28200.5000
Sat 10/14@ LSUL 18-4842001
Sat 9/30vs GeorgiaL 20-27330011
Sat 9/23@ Texas A&ML 10-2733100
Sat 9/16vs Unknown320010
Sun 9/10@ CaliforniaW 14-10440010
Sat 9/2vs MassachusettsW 59-14330010

Career Arc

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

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    Auburn

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonAuburn0.56.71.7
2020 PostseasonAuburn414.12.13.5
2020 Regular SeasonAuburn414.12.10
2021 PostseasonAuburn518.14.21
2021 Regular SeasonAuburn518.14.20
2022 Regular SeasonAuburn720.43.62
2023 Regular SeasonAuburn8.520.35.71.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Western Kentucky

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 54 takeover score.

#2

Texas A&M

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.

#3

Kentucky

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#4

Georgia

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#5

Vanderbilt

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Auburn

8.5 primary output · 20.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage

26.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · Auburn

14.9

0.5 primary · 6.7 efficiency · 1.7 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Auburn

13.3

7 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 3.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9

Frederica Academy · Saint Simons Island, GA

Committed To
Auburn
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

118

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 41 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

4-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
118