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Jayden Jernigan
Missouri 2023 alumnus
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Jayden Jernigan
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Oklahoma State12-2HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2023Missouri11-2HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Missouri | 18 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Missouri | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 22 | 15 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 30 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023
W 38–21
at Vanderbilt
3 TOT · 1 QB HUR
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Tupu Alualu’s 2023 season.
Matches Tupu on
Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Differs from Tupu on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Landon Robinson's junior season at Navy (2025).
82%match
All-AACNFL Rd 7
Matches Landon on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Landon on
Hurry rate (higher)