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Jaylon Jones

Former defensive back at Texas A&M. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

DB · Texas A&M · Jr. · #17

6′2″ · 205 lb · Cibolo, TX

CFB Index 27 · #419 of 493 safetiesLow confidenceIndianapolis — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 4, #221 overall

Recruiting

5★

S recruit

No. 21 nationally · Signed with Texas A&M

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Texas A&M. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Texas A&M in 2020.
Drafted round 7 by the Indianapolis in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Texas A&M, 98 tackles — drafted at #221 overall by Indianapolis.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20208 games

Signed with Texas A&M5-star out of Steele

2023

Drafted by Indianapolisround 7, pick 221

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#21 national

CFB

College

Texas A&M

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #221

Indianapolis · 2023

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Jimbo Fisher

Texas A&M

Played his entire career under Jimbo Fisher.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

IndianapolisEntering 4th NFL season

#221Rd 7 · Pick 4

IndianapolisEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Jimbo Fisher — 22-12 over that span.

2020Texas A&M9-1HC: Jimbo Fisher · Run-leaning

2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

27Below cohort / limited sample #419 of 493?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#645 / 2755 · 76th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2755 · 66th pct

Tackles#1161 / 2755 · 57th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2352 / 2755 · 7th pct

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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

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road4g	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	4.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Elko

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

27 · #419 of 493 safeties

Former five-star. Now #419 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Texas A&M	33	27	0.0	2	--	--
2021	Texas A&M	35	23	1.0	6	2	--
2020	Texas A&M	30	22	1.0	6	1	--
Career		98	72	2.0	14	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2022

W 38–23

vs LSU

2 TOT

With C. Weigman — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.6 · 21 rush yds (7 car) · D. Achane — 215 rush yds (38 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 3	W 17-9vs Miami	9	8	—	1	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 4	W 23-21vs Arkansas	3	1	—	0
Wk 5	L 24-42@ Mississippi State	2	2	—	0
Wk 6	L 20-24@ Alabama	3	3	—	0
Wk 8	L 24-30@ South Carolina	2	2	—	0
Wk 9	L 28-31vs Ole Miss	5	5	—	1
Wk 10	L 24-41vs Florida	1	0	—	0
Wk 11	L 10-13@ Auburn	3	3	—	0
Wk 12	W 20-3vs Massachusetts	3	3	—	0
Wk 13	W 38-23vs LSU	2	0	—	0
Total		33	27	—	2

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