Jaylin Simpson: CB · Auburn · #36.
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Jaylin Simpson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for five head coaches at Auburn: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams and Hugh Freeze. Another came in 2023: All-SEC. One game to point at: 6 tackles against New Mexico State — Week 12, 2023.
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
38 tackles. 3 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 14-10@ California | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-13vs Samford | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-27vs No. 1 Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-48@ No. 22 LSU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs No. 13 Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-13vs Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-15@ Vanderbilt | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 48-10@ Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-31vs New Mexico State | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27vs No. 8 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 29 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
38tackles this season38 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
38.8%
317 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
62.9
13 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
356 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #50 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Auburn, 118 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #164 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
SEC Freshman Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, and Hugh Freeze. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 3rd NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 3rd NFL season
