Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023NC 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 39.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Jaylon Scott built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Shelby, NC wearing No. 2, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Jaylon Scott's career was his defensive production: 151...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Jaylon Scott, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · NC State. Jaylon Scott shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 151
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 14
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Jaylon Scott quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 151
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Williams · Duke
- High school pipeline
- Williams · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 75 tackles · LB 127th (top 11%) · ACC 22nd (top 4%) · National 189th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 4 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 4 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | NC State | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 69.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 13 | 73 | 5.5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 69.4 |
Related Context
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Jaylon Scott played LB for NC State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jaylon Scott recorded 151 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
NC State paired 20.5 primary output with 39.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.8 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 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · NC State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
39.8
Usage
9.6
Consistency
57.8
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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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: 3. VMI: 2.5. Virginia: 1. Louisville: 2.5. Marshall: 1. Duke: 1.5. Clemson: 4. Miami: 2. Wake Forest: 0. Virginia Tech: 1. North Carolina: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 3 by 12.5. Notre Dame: 3 by 42.5. VMI: 8 by 58.3. Virginia: 7 by 39.2. Louisville: 7 by 54.2. Marshall: 5 by 30.8. Duke: 4 by 31.7. Clemson: 10 by 81.7. Miami: 9 by 57.5. Wake Forest: 8 by 33.3. Virginia Tech: 2 by 18.3. North Carolina: 7 by 49.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.3 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
Clemson
Best efficiency game
81.7 vs Clemson
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | @ Kansas State | L 19-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | vs North CarolinaSplash game | W 39-20 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Virginia Tech | W 35-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Wake Forest | W 26-6 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs MiamiSplash game | W 20-6 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Clemson10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-17 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Duke | L 3-24 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Marshall | W 48-41 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | L 10-13 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/22 | @ Virginia | W 24-21 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs VMISplash game | W 45-7 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Notre DameSplash game | L 24-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | @ UConn | W 24-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jaylon Scott story
Jaylon Scott built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Shelby, NC wearing No. 2, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Jaylon Scott's career was his defensive production: 151 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Jaylon Scott's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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NC State
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 2 | 15.4 | 5 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | NC State | 2 | 21.7 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 2 | 21.7 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 8 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 3 | 16.2 | 4 | -5 |
| 2023 Postseason | NC State | 20.5 | 39.8 | 9.6 | 17.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | NC State | 20.5 | 39.8 | 9.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Clemson
Week 9 · W 24-17 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
93.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Kentucky
Week 1 · L 21-23 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Boston College
Week 7 · W 33-7 · Conference game
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 Louisiana Tech
Week 5 · W 34-27
2
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#5
vs VMI
Week 3 · W 45-7
2.5
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · NC State
20.5 primary output · 39.8 efficiency · 9.6 usage
69.4
#2
2023 Regular Season · NC State
69.4
20.5 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 9.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · NC State
32.9
8 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 4.1 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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