#36

Jaylin Simpson

Former cornerback at Auburn. 2023: 4 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 38 tackles.

CB · Auburn · Sr. · #36

6′1″ · 178 lb · Brunswick, GA

CFB Index 77 · #50 of 339 cornersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamIndianapolis — drafted 2024, Rd 5, Pick 29, #164 overall

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 322 nationally · Signed with Auburn

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Auburn. 2023: 4 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 38 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Auburn in 2019.
Drafted round 5 by the Indianapolis in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Auburn, 118 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #164 overall by Indianapolis.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2019

Signed with Auburn4-star out of Frederica Academy

202312 games

The role got bigger.

All-SECfirst

2024

Drafted by Indianapolisround 5, pick 164

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#322 national

CFB

College

Auburn

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #164

Indianapolis · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors

🥈

ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2023)

🎓

FRESHMAN HONORS

Freshman recognition (2020)

1 mention(s)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

5 coaches

2019

Gus Malzahn

Auburn

2020

Kevin Steele

Auburn

era →

2021

Bryan Harsin

Auburn

era →

2022

Cadillac Williams

Auburn

era →

2023

Hugh Freeze

Auburn

era →

Played under 5 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, and Hugh Freeze. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 3rd NFL season

#164Rd 5 · Pick 29

IndianapolisEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Auburn9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

2020Auburn6-5HC: Kevin Steele · Balanced

2021Auburn6-7HC: Bryan Harsin · Balanced

2022Auburn5-7HC: Cadillac Williams · Run-heavy

2023Auburn6-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

77All-Conference level #50 of 339?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (95th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Interceptions#20 / 827 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#566 / 2842 · 79th pct

Passes defended#512 / 2842 · 78th pct

Tackles#944 / 2842 · 66th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1669 / 2842 · 38th pct

1.5

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.9	0.1	0.0	0.1
Road5g	3.6	0.2	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.3	0.2	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.0	0.1	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Golesh

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

77 · #50 of 339 corners

Former four-star. Now #50 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Auburn	38	29	1.5	3	4	--
2022	Auburn	37	29	0.0	5	2	--
2021	Auburn	27	22	1.0	3	1	1
2020	Auburn	14	10	1.0	3	--	--
2019	Auburn	2	--	0.5	--	--	--
Career		118	90	4.0	14	7	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 45–13

vs Samford

3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 INT

Dominant 32-point win at home against Samford.

With P. Thorne — 282 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 79.9 · 123 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · R. Ashford — 58 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.5 · 17 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 59-14vs Massachusetts	3	3	0.0	1	0
Wk 2	W 14-10@ California	4	4	0.0	1	0
Wk 3	W 45-13vs Samford	3	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 4	L 10-27@ Texas A&M	3	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 20-27vs Georgia	3	3	0.0	1	1
Wk 7	L 18-48@ LSU	4	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 21-28vs Ole Miss	2	0	0.5	—	0
Wk 9	W 27-13vs Mississippi State	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 31-15@ Vanderbilt	6	2	0.0	—	1	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 11	W 48-10@ Arkansas	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 10-31vs New Mexico State	6	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 24-27vs Alabama	1	1	0.0	—	0
Total		38	29	1.5	4	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jaylin Simpson

2019

202312 games

2024

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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