Jaylin Lackey is a cornerback at Vanderbilt who has not played in Vanderbilt's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Vanderbilt lists 23 defensive backs this season.
Vanderbilt is 3-5. Next: at Mississippi State, Sat Nov 7.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Second year in the Vanderbilt secondary. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Texas — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
11 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 25 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-20@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-7@ No. 11 South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-30@ No. 10 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs No. 10 LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs No. 15 Missouri | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-34@ No. 20 Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 45-17vs Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-34vs Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
11tackles this season11 tackles.
2 seasons under Clark Lea — 17-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
50.4%
400 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.1
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
395 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Clark Lea.
