Jaylen Heyward is a defensive back at Arkansas State who has not played in Arkansas State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UCF.
Arkansas State lists 22 defensive backs this season.
Arkansas State is 4-4. Next: vs UL Monroe, Sat Nov 7.
Played for two head coaches in two seasons. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against North Carolina A&T — Week 2, 2025.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 68-7vs North Carolina A&T | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-9vs North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 68-7
2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 61-point win at home against North Carolina A&T.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
51.7%
403 pass / 377 run
Plays / game
65.0
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
429 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Gus Malzahn, Scott Frost and Butch Jones.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Arkansas State
