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Jaylen Jones Season 2026-27

PositionS
Weight195 lbs
Height6-1
ClassSenior
HometownMatthews, N.C.
Previous SchoolGeorgia State

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.