Jaylon Hutchings
Jaylon Hutchings
Wins his gap play after play. Jaylon Hutchings has been at Texas Tech through two head coaches in three seasons. In 2023 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Kansas — Week 11, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas Tech, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Wells → Joey McGuire. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 42 | 22 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas Tech | 42 | 24 | 4.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 47 | 22 | 5.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 131 | 68 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023
W 16–13
at Kansas
1 PD · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Akeem Smith’s 2023 season.
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