Jaylon Carlies: DB · Missouri · #1.
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Jaylon Carlies
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the same secondary at Missouri. A game that shows it: 11 tackles and 1 sack against Ohio State — Bowl, 2023.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 23-19vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-27vs No. 15 Kansas State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Memphis | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 39-49vs No. 23 LSU | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-21@ No. 24 Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-12vs South Carolina | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-30@ No. 1 Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-7vs No. 14 Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-31vs Florida | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 14-3vs No. 7 Ohio State | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 38 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL64 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 28-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
43.8%
374 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
64 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #48 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Missouri, 211 tackles — drafted at #151 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A stat line in 41 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Eli Drinkwitz.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 3rd NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 3rd NFL season
