“Braxton chewing out Aguero to his face for blowing his assignment. God I wish that were me”
Jaylon Braxton
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Sam Pittman, Lane Kiffin and Pete Golding. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Louisville — Week 1, 2026.
32 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-38vs No. 24 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 | |
| Wk 3 | W 32-24vs No. 7 LSU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-52@ No. 21 Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-17@ Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-3vs No. 13 Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-34@ No. 19 Texas | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-15vs Auburn | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 20 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Oct. 31 · W 45-15 vs Auburn, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Ole Miss’s defense played that day
Auburn’s 10 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 6.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 4th and 6 ended LSU’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 4th and 6. Fourth quarter, up 32-24. Ended LSU’s drive (int).
3 tackles, including 2 passes broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 4 for him; the box score credits 3.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
Week 1 · 2026
W 41-38
vs Louisville · neutral site
0.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Edged out Louisville at a neutral site in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this season32 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Pass share
53.5%
305 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
71.2
8 games
Team sack rate
1.5%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #66 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #13 of 22 SEC CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Sam Pittman, Lane Kiffin and Pete Golding.
