Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Arkansas State
Jayden Jones
DE • 6'5" • 262 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jayden Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Arkansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- SMU • Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
Jayden Jones built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive end from Dallas, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Arkansas State and SMU. The clearest part of Jayden Jones' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- James Madison
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Jayden Jones, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Arkansas State. Jayden Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 41
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 6
Quick Answers
Jayden Jones quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 41
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Arkansas State
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Quince Orchard · James Madison
- High school pipeline
- Quince Orchard · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DE 84th (top 31%) · Sun Belt 187th (top 30%) · National 1,676th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 24.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 8 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | 0 | 68.8 |
Related Context
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Jayden Jones played DE for SMU and Arkansas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jayden Jones recorded 41 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Arkansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Arkansas State paired 16 primary output with 31.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.8 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across SMU, Arkansas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Arkansas State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
31.8
Usage
11.7
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
Southern Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Arkansas: 2.5. Tulsa: 0. Michigan: 2.5. Iowa State: 2. South Alabama: 1. Texas State: 1. Southern Miss: 6. Troy: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Arkansas: 3 by 37.5. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 4 by 41.7. Iowa State: 4 by 36.7. South Alabama: 2 by 18.3. Texas State: 3 by 22.5. Southern Miss: 8 by 83.3. Troy: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southern Miss
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/26 | vs Troy | W 34-31 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Southern Miss2+ sacks · Splash game | W 44-28 | 8 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Texas State | L 9-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs South Alabama | W 18-16 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Iowa StateSplash game | L 7-52 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ MichiganSplash game | L 18-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Tulsa | W 28-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Central ArkansasSplash game | W 34-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jayden Jones story
Jayden Jones built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive end from Dallas, TX wearing No. 22, spending time with Arkansas State and SMU. The clearest part of Jayden Jones' career was his defensive production: 41 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Arkansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jayden Jones' production has multiple signals. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State and SMU.
The arc is straightforward: Jayden Jones moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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SMU
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Arkansas State
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 4 | 17.2 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | -4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 16 | 31.8 | 11.7 | 16 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Southern Miss
Week 8 · W 44-28 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ North Texas
Week 1 · W 48-10
3
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Michigan
Week 3 · L 18-28
2.5
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Iowa State
Week 4 · L 7-52
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Havoc Plays
56.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Central Arkansas
Week 1 · W 34-31
2.5
Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Arkansas State
16 primary output · 31.8 efficiency · 11.7 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · SMU
37.9
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 1 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · SMU
24.6
4 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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