Jayden Jernigan

Senior defensive lineman for Missouri. 2023: 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.

DL · Missouri · Sr.

6′0″ · 279 lb · Allen, TX

CFB Index 35 · #297 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceMissouri 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 625 nationally · Signed with Allen

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Missouri. 2023: 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Allen in 2019.
Transferred from Oklahoma State to Missouri in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Missouri, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20199 games

Recruited3-star out of Allen

20228 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#625 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019

Barry Odom

Missouri

2021–2023

Eli Drinkwitz

Missouri

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Barry Odom → Eli Drinkwitz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Oklahoma State8-5HC: Mike Gundy · Run-heavy

2021Oklahoma State12-2HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning

2023Missouri11-2HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

35Below cohort / limited sample #297 of 418?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Sacks#720 / 2842 · 72nd pct

1.5

Tackles for loss#1231 / 2842 · 54th pct

2.5

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Tackles#2085 / 2842 · 25th pct

Solo tackles#2200 / 2842 · 20th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.0
Road4g	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.6	0.3	0.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Eli Drinkwitz

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

35 · #297 of 418 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #297 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Missouri	18	8	2.5	1.5	--	--	--
2022	Missouri	13	7	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
2021	Oklahoma State	22	15	2.0	2.0	1	--	--
2019	Oklahoma State	13	8	4.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		66	38	10.0	6.5	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 35-10vs South Dakota	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 23-19vs Middle Tennessee	4	2	1.0	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 3	W 30-27vs Kansas State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 34-27vs Memphis	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 38-21@ Vanderbilt	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 38-21@ Kentucky	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 34-12vs South Carolina	3	1	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 10	L 21-30@ Georgia	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 36-7vs Tennessee	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 33-31vs Florida	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 13	W 48-14@ Arkansas	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		18	8	2.5	1.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jayden Jernigan

20199 games

20228 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Game log

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