Jaylon King
Jaylon King
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Jaylon King has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Georgia Tech. One game to point at: 7 tackles against North Carolina — Week 9, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia Tech, 125 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Brent Key. 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
Brent Key
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 59 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 32 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 32 | 20 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 125 | 75 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023
W 23–20
at Miami
1 INT · 66 YDS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
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 2023 production profile sits closest to Montaric Brown’s 2021 season.
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