Jayden Jones: DE · Arkansas State · #22.
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Jayden Jones
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Rhett Lashlee and Butch Jones. First career honor, 2024: Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Iowa State — Week 4, 2024.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 7 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 25 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | SMU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | SMU | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 41 | 25 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Central Arkansas | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 18-28@ No. 17 Michigan | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-52@ No. 20 Iowa State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 18-16vs South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-41@ Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-28@ Southern Miss | 8 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31vs Troy | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 8 · 2024
W 44-28
1 interception · 2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss
Edged out Southern Miss on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
16%4 sacksTFL rate
28%7 TFLHurry rate
16%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%4 of 8 pressures25 tackles · 7 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
48.1%
442 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
475 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #277 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at SMU and Arkansas State, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Sonny Dykes, Rhett Lashlee and Butch Jones.
