Jayson Jenkins
Jayson Jenkins
Wins his gap play after play. Jayson Jenkins has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Florida — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Norvell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State | 17 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Tennessee | 9 | 3 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 32 | 12 | 6.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 31–17
vs Alabama
1 TOT
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
Florida State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Florida State
Returning around him
- 1 Florida State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -21 net (22 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida State · Last season: 5-7 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #16
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Harris’s 2022 season.
Matches Jalen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Cory Stover's senior season at Oregon State (2023).
Matches Cory on
Differs from Cory on