Player Dossier

2019-2023

NC State

Jaylon Scott

LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • Shelby, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylon Scott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.6

Efficiency

32.1

Consistency

51.3

Season Value

26.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · NC State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

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.

Jaylon Scott, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason · NC State. Jaylon Scott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

NC State paired 10.5 primary output with 32.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 32.1 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: Clemson

Win with 3 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 · NC State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

32.1

Usage

7.6

Consistency

51.3

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kansas State: 0. UConn: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Unknown: 1.5. Virginia: 1. Louisville: 1.5. Marshall: 1. Duke: 0.5. Clemson: 3. Miami: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. North Carolina: 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. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 3 by 12.5. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5. Unknown: 8 by 48.3. Virginia: 7 by 39.2. Louisville: 7 by 44.2. Marshall: 5 by 30.8. Duke: 4 by 21.7. Clemson: 10 by 71.7. Miami: 9 by 47.5. Wake Forest: 8 by 33.3. Virginia Tech: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 7 by 39.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.9 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · Games = 6 · +0.2 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

Clemson

Best efficiency game

71.7 vs Clemson

Result
Thu 12/28@ Kansas StateL 19-2822000
Sun 11/26vs North CarolinaW 39-2072100
Sat 11/18@ Virginia TechW 35-2820000
Sat 11/11@ Wake ForestW 26-682000
Sun 11/5vs MiamiW 20-693001
Sat 10/28vs Clemson10+ tacklesW 24-17103111
Sun 10/15@ DukeL 3-24400.5000
Sat 10/7vs MarshallW 48-41510.500.500
Fri 9/29vs LouisvilleL 10-13731.5000
Fri 9/22@ VirginiaW 24-2176001
Sat 9/16vs Unknown8210.500
Sat 9/9vs Notre DameL 24-4530000
Thu 8/31@ UConnW 24-1433000

Career Arc

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

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    NC State

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2019202020202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNC State112.91.9
2020 PostseasonNC State221.75.81
2020 Regular SeasonNC State221.75.80
2021 Regular SeasonNC State719.55.45
2022 Regular SeasonNC State113.33.5-6
2023 PostseasonNC State10.532.17.69.5
2023 Regular SeasonNC State10.532.17.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Clemson

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.4 takeover score.

#2

Louisiana Tech

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.7 takeover score.

#3

Kentucky

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#4

North Carolina

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.8 takeover score.

#5

Clemson

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Postseason · NC State

10.5 primary output · 32.1 efficiency · 7.6 usage

26.3

#2

2023 Regular Season · NC State

26.3

10.5 primary · 32.1 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · NC State

20

2 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 5.8 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8744

Williams · Burlington, NC

Committed To
Duke
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

151

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.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
151