#23

Jaylen Jones

S · Georgia State · So. · #23

Returning to Georgia State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jaylen Jones

S · Georgia State · So · #23

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Georgia State
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Georgia State
2024
Dell McGee
Georgia State
era →
2025
Dell McGee
Georgia State

Coaching transition mid-career: Shawn Elliott → Dell McGee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning
2024Georgia State3-9HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Georgia State66344.50.011--
2024Georgia State830.00.0------
2023Georgia State330.00.0------
Career77404.50.011--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 37–21

vs Murray State

4 TOT  ·  3 SOLO  ·  1 TFL

How he plays

Play style

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Georgia State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Safety · Georgia State

Returning around him

  • 68% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 1 Georgia State player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -6 net (33 in / 39 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Georgia State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #83

DNA match

Player DNA

Box Safety

Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyrell Davis’s 2023 season.

Tyrell Davis

78%match

Georgia Southern · 2023

#2

Mose Phillips III

Virginia Tech · 2024

77%
#3

Dalton Brooks

Texas A&M · 2024

77%
#4

Anthony Cook

Texas · 2022

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 3
77%
#5

Dalton Brooks

Texas A&M · 2025

77%

Matches Tyrell on

Interceptions
TFL rate
PD rate

Differs from Tyrell on

Class year (higher)
Weight (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Blesyng Alualu-Tuiolemotu's junior season at UNLV (2025).

UNLV · 2025

#2

Derrell Farrar

Liberty · 2025

80%
#3

Sherrod Greene

South Carolina · 2022

80%
#4

DJ Johnson Jr.

East Carolina · 2025

78%
#5

Maki Carabin

Louisiana Tech · 2022

77%

Matches Blesyng on

Class year
PD rate
TFL rate

Differs from Blesyng on

Weight (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #12967

Final rank
#14050
Avg #13804.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #12967 this season.