#27

Jaylon Jones

Senior cornerback on Georgia State's 2022 roster.

CB · Georgia State · Sr. · #27

5′11″ · 180 lb · Dacula, GA

CFB Index 30 · #207 of 321 cornersLow confidenceGeorgia State 2022 alumnus

The story

4 cornerback on Georgia State's roster.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Georgia State, 179 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Georgia State

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

1 coach

2018–2022

Shawn Elliott

Georgia State

Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 27-33 over that span.

2018Georgia State2-10HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

2019Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2020Georgia State6-4HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2022Georgia State4-8HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

30Below cohort / limited sample #207 of 321?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (95th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#111 / 2755 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#1996 / 2755 · 25th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

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Tackles#2469 / 2755 · 9th pct

Tackles for loss#2352 / 2755 · 7th pct

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Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.0
Road5g	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	1.4	0.0	0.0	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dell McGee

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Backup

Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Georgia State	12	9	0.0	7	--	--
2021	Georgia State	41	31	0.5	5	1	--
2020	Georgia State	37	28	2.0	10	--	--
2019	Georgia State	44	32	3.5	4	--	--
2018	Georgia State	45	34	2.0	2	--	--
Career		179	134	8.0	28	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 14-35@ South Carolina	1	1	—	0
Wk 2	L 28-35vs North Carolina	1	0	—	0
Wk 3	L 41-42vs Charlotte	2	2	—	2
Wk 4	L 24-41vs Coastal Carolina	1	0	—	0
Wk 8	L 17-42@ App State	0	0	—	1
Wk 10	W 42-14@ Southern Miss	1	1	—	1
Wk 11	L 28-31vs UL Monroe	2	2	—	2
Wk 12	L 40-42@ James Madison	1	1	—	0
Wk 13	L 23-28@ Marshall	3	2	—	1	Season-high 3 tackles
Total		12	9	—	7

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Jaylon Jones

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Backup

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

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