Player Dossier

2023-2025

Georgia State

Jaylen Jones

S • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Charlotte, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylen Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

53%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

63

Solid production for a safety

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Reliability

62

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

74

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Georgia State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Georgia State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

Player Story

Jaylen Jones built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 23, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Jaylen Jones' career was his defensive production: 77...

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Jaylen Jones, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Georgia State. Jaylen Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
77
TFL
4.5
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

Jaylen Jones quick answers

Latest team and position
Georgia State · S
Career Tackles
77
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 18 games
Best season
2025 Regular Season · Georgia State
Top game
Old Dominion
High school pipeline
Butler · 25 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 23 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank
66 tackles · S 58th (top 11%) · Sun Belt 39th (top 7%) · National 323rd (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2023 PostseasonGeorgia State13-0--045.6
2024 Regular SeasonGeorgia State58-0--038.8
2025 Regular SeasonGeorgia State12664.50-1055.2

Related Context

Jaylen Jones played S for Georgia State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaylen Jones recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Georgia State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Georgia State paired 6.5 primary output with 28.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.3 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: Old Dominion

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

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2025 Regular Season · Georgia State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

28.3

Usage

7.3

Consistency

32.1

Best Game by takeover score

Old Dominion

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 0. Memphis: 0. Murray State: 1. Vanderbilt: 1. James Madison: 0. App State: 0.5. Georgia Southern: 1.5. South Alabama: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. Marshall: 0. Troy: 0.5. Old Dominion: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 4 by 16.7. Memphis: 3 by 12.5. Murray State: 4 by 26.7. Vanderbilt: 3 by 22.5. James Madison: 9 by 37.5. App State: 5 by 25.8. Georgia Southern: 7 by 44.2. South Alabama: 5 by 20.8. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Marshall: 10 by 41.7. Troy: 5 by 25.8. Old Dominion: 7 by 49.2

Split Comparison

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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 11 · -0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Old Dominion

Best efficiency game

49.2 vs Old Dominion

Result
Sat 11/29@ Old DominionSplash gameL 10-27751010
Sat 11/22@ TroyL 19-31530.5000
Sat 11/15vs Marshall10+ tacklesL 18-30100000
Sat 11/8@ Coastal CarolinaL 27-4044000
Thu 10/23vs South AlabamaL 31-3853000
Sat 10/18@ Georgia SouthernL 24-41750.5001
Sat 10/11vs App StateL 20-41510.5000
Sat 10/4vs James MadisonL 7-1493000
Sat 9/20@ VanderbiltL 21-7033100
Sat 9/13vs Murray StateW 37-2143100
Sat 9/6vs MemphisL 16-3832000
Sat 8/30@ Ole MissL 7-6342000

Player Story

Jaylen Jones story

Jaylen Jones built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 23, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Jaylen Jones' career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 1 pass defended across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Georgia 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 Jaylen Jones' production has multiple signals. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia State.

The arc is straightforward: Jaylen 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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    Georgia State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonGeorgia State012.52.9
2024 Regular SeasonGeorgia State06.71.20
2025 Regular SeasonGeorgia State6.528.37.36.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 49 Old Dominion

Week 14 · L 10-27 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

83.1 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 103 Georgia Southern

Week 8 · L 24-41 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

72.5 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 11 Vanderbilt

Week 4 · L 21-70 · Ranked opponent

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Havoc Plays

51.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

#4

vs Murray State

Week 3 · W 37-21

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Havoc Plays

45.8 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.

#5

vs No. 111 App State

Week 7 · L 20-41 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

39.7 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Georgia State

6.5 primary output · 28.3 efficiency · 7.3 usage

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#2

2023 Postseason · Georgia State

45.6

0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Georgia State

38.8

0 primary · 6.7 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games