West Virginia · L 27-38
No tackles.
Delaware · W 42-3
No tackles.
Florida State · L 7-38
No tackles.
Syracuse · W 28-25
No tackles.
Wake Forest · L 7-51
3 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 4 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Jones has tackles in 5 of Virginia’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Jaylen Jones
Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Duke — Week 8, 2026.
10 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 16His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 5 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia | 10 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 66 | 34 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 47 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-8vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-3vs Norfolk State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23@ No. 24 SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-19vs Duke | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 7-51@ No. 14 Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 34-8
vs NC State
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 26-point win at home against NC State.
Ratings of the games shown run from -1 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
42.2%
253 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
66.7
9 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Shawn Elliott, Dell McGee and Tony Elliott.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia
