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Jaylen Jones Season 2026-27

#23
PositionS
Weight205 lbs
Height6-1
ClassSenior
HometownCharlotte, N.C.
High SchoolButler

Jaylen Jones

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HONORS: 2025 (At Georgia State) - SBC Honorable Mention. 2024 (at Georgia State) -  SBC Academic Honor Roll ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll- Spring 2025. 2023 (at Georgia State) - Athletic Director's Honor Roll- Fall 2023

PRIOR TO VIRGINIA (GEORGIA STATE)
2025 (at Georgia State): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers and had a breakout year at safety... Finished runner-up on the Panthers' leaderboard for most tackles with 66... Tacked on 4.5 TFL of 17 yards... Recorded a career-first safety against Murray State (Sept. 13) to mark the second of the season for the Panthers...Forced a career-first fumble at Troy (Nov. 22)... Had a career-high 10 tackles against Marshall (Nov. 15)... Caught a career-first interception at Old Dominion (Nov. 29) 2024 (at Georgia State): Appeared in all 12 games for the Panthers... Finished the season with eight tackles, including a career-high three against James Madison (Nov. 9). 2023 (at Georgia State): Appeared in three games before redshirting... Tallied three tackles in the 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. Utah State (Dec. 23). 

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
All-state cornerback at Butler High School ... Honorable mention all-state selection by the North Carolina Sports Writers ... also ran track in high school ... Son of Lamar Jones and Keisha Ferguson ... Has one younger sister Aaliyah Jones ... majoring in psychology at UVA.