Player Career

Jayson Gilliom Career Story

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Player Story

Jayson Gilliom story

Jayson Gilliom built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Suwanee, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Jayson Gilliom's career was his defensive production: 60 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Jayson Gilliom's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Kansas

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202120222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonKansas18.51.4
2022 Regular SeasonKansas0-1
2023 PostseasonKansas39.62.23
2023 Regular SeasonKansas39.62.20
2024 Regular SeasonKansas2.513.22.9-0.5
2025 Regular SeasonKansas011.51.8-2.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UCF

Week 6 · W 51-22 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

71.4 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.

#2

@ Kansas State

Week 9 · L 27-29 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

56.7 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#3

vs West Virginia

Week 13 · L 28-34 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

53.6 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 2 · L 17-23

1

Havoc Plays

53 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

#5

vs Iowa State

Week 11 · W 45-36 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

31.9 takeover

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 31.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Kansas

0 primary output · 11.5 efficiency · 1.8 usage

42.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kansas

39.4

2.5 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 2.9 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Kansas

33.6

3 primary · 9.6 efficiency · 2.2 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games