Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Jaylen Jones
Senior safety on Virginia's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Charlotte, NC · Butler
CFB Index 58 · #203 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceTransferred Georgia State → Virginia for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 safety on Virginia's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Georgia State to Virginia in 2026.
Jaylen Jones
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Jaylen Jones has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Norfolk State — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Virginia
Played his entire career under Tony Elliott.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
2025Georgia State
2026Virginia
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning
2024Georgia State3-9HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2026Virginia2-0HC: Tony Elliott · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceBreakout
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
58 · #203 of 544 safeties
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 66 | 34 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 79 | 41 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–3
1 TOT
Dominant 56-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With B. Pribula — 162 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 51.1 · -8 rush yds (2 car) · D. Sparks — 54 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 61 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyrell Davis’s 2023 season.
Matches Tyrell on
Interceptions
TFL rate
PD rate
Differs from Tyrell on
Class year (higher)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu's junior season at UNLV (2025).
84%match
Matches Blesyng on
Class year
PD rate
TFL rate
Differs from Blesyng on
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaylen Jones
The secondary · Virginia
- #23Jaylen Jones66 tackles · 2025
- #18Jalen McNair50 tackles · 2025
- #6Brandyn Hillman49 tackles · 2025
- #30Ethan Minter47 tackles · 2025
- #10Jacobie Henderson39 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Virginia team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology