Usage Score
9.8
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 26.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
26.8
Consistency
23.6
Season Value
26.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- SMU • Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Scouting Read
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Jayden Jones, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · SMU. Jayden Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
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: 2023 Regular Season
SMU paired 0 primary output with 5.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from 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.
Analysis workspace
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2024 Regular Season · Arkansas State
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
26.8
Usage
9.8
Consistency
23.6
Best Game by takeover score
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2.5. Tulsa: 0. Michigan: 2.5. Iowa State: 1. South Alabama: 0. Texas State: 0. Southern Miss: 6. Troy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 37.5. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 4 by 41.7. Iowa State: 4 by 26.7. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Texas State: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 8 by 83.3. Troy: 0 by 0
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · Games = 4 · +0 vs First Half
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 State | L 7-52 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Michigan | 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 Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
SMU
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Arkansas State
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
2021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 13.2 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 12 | 26.8 | 9.8 | 12 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Southern Miss
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Primary metric
6 disruption/tackle impact with 68.8 takeover score.
#2
Memphis
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
#3
North Texas
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.4 takeover score.
#4
Michigan
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35.8 takeover score.
#5
Unknown
2.5
Primary metric
Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 31.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · SMU
0 primary output · 5.2 efficiency · 1 usage
35.4
#2
2024 Regular Season · Arkansas State
26.6
12 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 9.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · SMU
9.7
2 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8489
Quince Orchard · Gaithersburg, MD
- Committed To
- James Madison
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
41
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 17 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.