Jaylon Jimmerson
Jaylon Jimmerson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 7 tackles against Texas State — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Sam Houston, 89 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under K.C. Keeler.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 59 | 44 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Liberty | 21 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Liberty | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 89 | 66 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024
W 40–39
vs Texas State
7 TOT · 7 SOLO
Edged out Texas State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to A'Khori Jones’s 2024 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tykee Smith's graduate season at Georgia (2023).
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