Player Dossier

2021-2025

South Florida

Jaelen Stokes

S • 6'1" • 204 lbs • Auburndale, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaelen Stokes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.

Usage / Role

32%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

35

Developing production for a safety

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · South Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
South Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Player Story

Jaelen Stokes built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Auburndale, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Jaelen Stokes' career was his defensive production:...

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Jaelen Stokes, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · South Florida. Jaelen Stokes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
108
TFL
7.5
Sacks
4.5
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
4

Quick Answers

Jaelen Stokes quick answers

Latest team and position
South Florida · S
Career Tackles
108
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 34 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · South Florida
Top game
UConn
High school pipeline
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 21 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank
25 tackles · S 232nd (top 42%) · American Athletic 171st (top 27%) · National 1,695th (top 28%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonSouth Florida22-0--036.7
2022 Regular SeasonSouth Florida3711--019.8
2023 PostseasonSouth Florida13211--048.9
2023 Regular SeasonSouth Florida13593.5111048.9
2024 PostseasonSouth Florida71-0--012.3
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Florida71210.5--012.3
2025 PostseasonSouth Florida95-0--025
2025 Regular SeasonSouth Florida92011-3025

Related Context

Jaelen Stokes played S for South Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jaelen Stokes recorded 108 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with South Florida.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

South Florida paired 10.5 primary output with 27.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 17.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2025 Postseason · South Florida

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

17.1

Usage

2.9

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Charlotte

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 0. Boise State: 0. Florida: 0. South Carolina State: 0. Charlotte: 2. Florida Atlantic: 1. UTSA: 0. UAB: 2. Rice: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 5 by 20.8. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina State: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 3 by 32.5. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 18.3. UTSA: 3 by 12.5. UAB: 6 by 45. Rice: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

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Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -0.6 vs Wins

Game Log

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9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Charlotte

Best efficiency game

45 vs UAB

Result
Wed 12/17vs Old DominionL 10-2454000
Sun 11/30vs RiceW 52-332000
Sat 11/22@ UABSplash gameW 48-1866002
Fri 11/7vs UTSAW 55-2331000
Sat 10/18vs Florida AtlanticW 48-1322001
Fri 10/3vs CharlotteSplash gameW 54-2633110
Sat 9/20vs South Carolina StateW 63-1410000
Sat 9/6@ FloridaW 18-1611000
Thu 8/28vs Boise StateW 34-710000

Player Story

Jaelen Stokes story

Jaelen Stokes built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Auburndale, FL wearing No. 21, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Jaelen Stokes' career was his defensive production: 108 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 28 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jaelen Stokes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    South Florida

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonSouth Florida04.20.7
2022 Regular SeasonSouth Florida216.43.92
2023 PostseasonSouth Florida10.527.66.68.5
2023 Regular SeasonSouth Florida10.527.66.60
2024 PostseasonSouth Florida1.59.91.9-9
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Florida1.59.91.90
2025 PostseasonSouth Florida517.12.93.5
2025 Regular SeasonSouth Florida517.12.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UConn

Week 8 · W 24-21

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Havoc Plays

88.1 takeover

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.

#2

vs Alabama

Week 3 · L 3-17

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Havoc Plays

83 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83 takeover score.

#3

vs Howard

Week 2 · W 42-20

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Havoc Plays

75.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 134 Charlotte

Week 6 · W 54-26 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

75.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 125 UAB

Week 13 · W 48-18 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · South Florida

10.5 primary output · 27.6 efficiency · 6.6 usage

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#2

2023 Regular Season · South Florida

48.9

10.5 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 6.6 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · South Florida

36.7

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

6

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games