Jaylon Shelton: CB · UTEP · #9.
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Jaylon Shelton
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Nebraska — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UTEP | 26 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Texas State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 27 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-40@ Nebraska | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs Southern Utah | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27@ Colorado State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-44@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-21vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-14@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-56@ No. 10 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-35@ New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
26tackles this season26 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
Pass share
45.6%
365 pass / 436 run
Plays / game
66.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
390 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #311 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Texas State and UTEP, 27 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Neal Brown, G.J. Kinne and Scotty Walden.
