Junior linebacker for Baylor. 2024: 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′6″ · 230 lb · Beaumont, TX · West Brooks HS
Recruiting
EDGE recruit
No. 899 nationally · Signed with UTEP
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Baylor. 2024: 12 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Jaylin Jones
Jaylin Jones arrived at Baylor from UTEP. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 3 tackles against Tennessee — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (1st percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UTEP | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 21-41vs Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-44@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-14@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-20vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-35vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 0-56@ Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-35@ New Mexico State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
2026 Outlook
Baylor
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Baylor
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Baylor · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #43 · 2026 recruiting class #57
2025 (Sophomore): Redshirted the season … Did not see game action. Previous School: Played the 2024 season at UTEP … 2024: Played in 12 games with 12 tackles and a tackle for a loss … Was named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team … Had three tackles in games at Tennessee and Kennesaw State, also recor...
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