Jaylon Jimmerson: DB · Sam Houston · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaylon Jimmerson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Hugh Freeze, Jamey Chadwell and K.C. Keeler. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Texas State — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 2 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 5.5 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.
The New York Times Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 59 | 44 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Liberty | 21 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Liberty | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 89 | 66 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-14@ Rice | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ UCF | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-13vs Hawai'i | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-11vs New Mexico State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-39vs Texas State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-21@ UTEP | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-31vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 10-7vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 9-3vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-17@ Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 11-21@ Jacksonville State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 20-18vs Liberty | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 31-26vs Georgia Southern | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 44 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 4 | 2 |
Bowl · 2024
W 31-26
vs Georgia Southern · neutral site
2 interceptions · 1 tackle for loss · 10 tackles
A close one, won by 5 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
59tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFL59 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
39.2%
349 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
364 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
59 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at Liberty and Sam Houston, 89 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Hugh Freeze, Jamey Chadwell and K.C. Keeler.
