Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#92
Jaylon Stone
Senior defensive lineman on Vanderbilt's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 306 lb · Athens, GA · Clarke Central
CFB Index 54 · #145 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Vanderbilt for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Delaware
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Vanderbilt's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Southeast Missouri State to Vanderbilt in 2025.
Jaylon Stone
Wins his gap play after play. He got to Vanderbilt by way of Southeast Missouri State. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Delaware, Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Clark Lea — 12-3 over that span.
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Vanderbilt2-0HC: Clark Lea · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
54 · #145 of 330 interior linemen
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #20 of 60 SEC DLs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 23 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
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
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Evan Branch-Haynes’s 2024 season.
Matches Evan on
Weight
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden Wheeler's freshman season at Florida Atlantic (2021).
89%match
Matches Jaden on
Class year
Weight
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaylon Stone
The defensive line · Vanderbilt
- #29Miles Capers9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Talan Carter7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jaylon Stone2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Khalil Poteat2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #19CJ Jackson2 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology