#33

Jaylyin Minor

Linebacker for Cincinnati. 2017: 125 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Cincinnati · #33

6′1″ · 238 lb · Navasota, TX

Cincinnati 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 304 nationally · Joined Cincinnati

Statement game16 tackles · 1 TFLvs Temple (FBS) · L 24-35

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 linebacker for Cincinnati. 2017: 125 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2015.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Cincinnati, 154 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2015

Signed with Cincinnati2-star out of Tyler J.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#304 national

CFB

College

Cincinnati

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2017

2 coaches

2016

Tommy Tuberville

Cincinnati

2017

Luke Fickell

Cincinnati

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Tommy Tuberville → Luke Fickell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Cincinnati4-8HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced

2017Cincinnati4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (100th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (98th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (27th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#12 / 2682 · 100th pct

125

Solo tackles#42 / 2682 · 98th pct

Tackles for loss#678 / 2682 · 73rd pct

4.5

Passes defended#746 / 2682 · 66th pct

Sacks#799 / 2682 · 62nd pct

1.0

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

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

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	10.8	0.6	0.2	0.2
Road6g	10.0	0.2	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	10.3	0.4	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	10.6	0.4	0.2	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Cincinnati	125	64	4.5	1.0	2	--	--
2016	Cincinnati	29	10	2.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		154	74	6.5	1.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 26–14

vs Austin Peay

1 TFL · 10 TOT · 1 SOLO

With J. Smith — 42 AVG · 64 LONG · 6 NO · H. Moore — 151 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.0 · 9 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 26-14vs Austin Peay	10	1	1.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 14-36@ Michigan	11	9	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 21-17@ Miami (OH)	10	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 32-42@ Navy	12	7	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-38vs Marshall	8	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 23-51vs UCF	8	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 3-33@ South Florida	13	11	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 28-31vs SMU	8	3	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 17-16@ Tulane	7	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 24-35vs Temple	16	7	1.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 12	L 20-48@ East Carolina	7	4	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 22-21vs UConn	15	7	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		125	64	4.5	1.0	—	2

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

2015

2017 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Impact starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays