Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38vs Louisville | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 41-9vs Charlotte | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
#2
Jaylon Braxton
Junior cornerback on Ole Miss's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Frisco, TX · Lone Star
CFB Index 39 · #241 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Ole Miss 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.
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 142 nationally · Signed with Arkansas
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Ole Miss's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Arkansas in 2023.
- Transferred from Arkansas to Ole Miss in 2025.
How he projects
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Grades highest in speed and press coverage.
The full scouting read
In Their Words
53 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Jaylon Braxton
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Louisville — Week 1, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20238 games
- Signed with Arkansas4-star out of Frisco Lone Star
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Ole Miss
2026era →
Pete Golding
Ole Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Lane Kiffin → Pete Golding. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Arkansas4-8HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2024Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning
2025Ole Miss13-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Balanced
2026Ole Miss2-0HC: Pete Golding · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (27th 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: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #13 of 22 SEC CBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–38
vs Louisville
8 TOT · 4 SOLO · 0 TFL
Edged out Louisville at home in a shootout.
With T. Chambliss — 336 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 82.7 · 60 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · D. Alexander — 5 rec · 159 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ole Miss
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Ole Miss
Returning around him
- 2 Ole Miss players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (28 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ole Miss · Last season: 13-2 (AP #6) · Talent rank #14 · 2026 recruiting class #22
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Ryan Reid’s 2016 season.
92%match
Matches Ryan on
PD rate
Height
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyrique Stevenson's senior season at Miami (2022).
84%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 2 · Pk 25
Matches Tyrique on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaylon Braxton
Background
2025 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 11 games whiles making eight starts .. Tallied 24 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss ... Grabbed one interception with three pass breakups ... vs. #4 LSU (09/27/25): Tallied two tackles (one solo) on 22 total snaps in Ole Miss debut ... vs. Washington State (10/11/25): N...
The secondary · Ole Miss
- #7Sharif Denson52 tackles · 2025
- #14Edwin Joseph37 tackles · 2025
- #6Joenel Aguero36 tackles · 2025
- #8Antonio Kite33 tackles · 2025
- #2Jaylon Braxton24 tackles · 2025
22 more on the roster · Ole Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology