Player Dossier

2021-2025

Kansas

Jayson Gilliom

LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Suwanee, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jayson Gilliom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.5 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.8

Efficiency

11.5

Consistency

100

Season Value

37.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCF

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.

Jayson Gilliom, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Kansas. Jayson Gilliom shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.5 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Kansas paired 0 primary output with 11.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 11.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Missouri

Loss with 0 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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2025 Regular Season · Kansas

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

11.5

Usage

1.8

Consistency

100

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. Missouri: 0. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Kansas State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri: 5 by 20.8. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=3
First Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Missouri

Best efficiency game

20.8 vs Missouri

Result
Sat 10/25vs Kansas StateL 17-4222000
Sat 10/11@ Texas TechL 17-4210000
Sat 9/20vs West VirginiaW 41-1032000
Sat 9/6@ MissouriL 31-4250000

Career Arc

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

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    Kansas

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202120222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonKansas18.51.4
2022 Regular SeasonKansas0-1
2023 PostseasonKansas39.62.53
2023 Regular SeasonKansas39.62.50
2024 Regular SeasonKansas1.511.52.5-1.5
2025 Regular SeasonKansas011.51.8-1.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCF

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.8 takeover score.

#2

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.

#3

West Virginia

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.

#4

Iowa State

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.8 takeover score.

#5

UNLV

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 21.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Kansas

0 primary output · 11.5 efficiency · 1.8 usage

37.8

#2

2023 Postseason · Kansas

8.5

3 primary · 9.6 efficiency · 2.5 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Kansas

8.5

3 primary · 9.6 efficiency · 2.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8437

North Gwinnett · Suwanee, GA

Committed To
Kansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

60

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 31 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jayson Gilliom quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
60