Jaydon Hill: DB · Texas A&M · #8.
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Jaydon Hill
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Dan Mullen, Billy Napier and Mike Elko. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against USC — Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-10vs McNeese | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-20@ Florida | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-20vs Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-17vs Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-10vs No. 9 Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24@ Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-23vs No. 8 LSU | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-44@ South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 41-43@ Auburn | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 31-35vs USC | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2024
W 21-17
vs Arkansas · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
A close one, won by 4 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%4 TFL26 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Pass share
41.0%
360 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
67.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
384 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #389 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Florida and Texas A&M, 113 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dan Mullen, Billy Napier and Mike Elko.
