Defensive back, Pennsylvania, 2023–⁠26

Jayden Drayton

Number: No. 0
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 175 lb
Class (2026): Senior
Hometown: Brunswick, GA

Jayden Drayton plays defensive back for Pennsylvania.

2026 so far

20 returns, 334 yards

Returns

Season	Team	KR	Yds	PR	Yds
2025	Pennsylvania	13	293	4	21
2026	Pennsylvania	9	249	11	85
Career		22	542	15	106

Defense

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	PD	Hur
2026	Pennsylvania	11	7	0	0	10	0

Receiving

Season	Team	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
2023	Pennsylvania	2	13	6.5	14
2024	Pennsylvania	10	128	12.8	27
Career		12	141	11.8	27

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2023	Pennsylvania	DB	Fr.
2024	Pennsylvania	DB	So.
2025	Pennsylvania	DB	Jr.
2026	Pennsylvania	DB	Sr.	5′10″	175

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2026 Pennsylvania 5 games, 20 returns, 334 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	KR	Yds	PR	Yds	Tkl	PD
Sep 19	atBucknell	W 20–⁠7	1	42	4	15	3	2
Sep 26	vs.Lehigh	L 7–⁠20	3	33	2	19	2	1
Oct 3	atDartmouth	L 10–⁠14	1	25	1	7	5	1
Oct 10	vs.Howard	W 24–⁠20	3	83	2	32	1	1
Oct 16	vs.Columbia	L 27–⁠28	1	66	2	12	0	5

2025 Pennsylvania 8 games, 17 returns, 314 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	KR	Yds	PR	Yds	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Sep 20	atStonehill	W 24–⁠21	1	19	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 27	atLehigh	L 30–⁠44	1	19	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 18	atColumbia	W 35–⁠21	–	–	1	3	–	–	–
Oct 25	atYale	L 13–⁠35	5	110	1	10	–	–	–
Oct 31	vs.Brown	W 28–⁠21	1	54	2	8	–	–	–
Nov 8	vs.Cornell	L 17–⁠39	2	19	–	–	–	–	–
Nov 15	atHarvard	L 43–⁠45	2	53	–	–	–	–	–
Nov 22	vs.Princeton	W 17–⁠6	1	19	–	–	–	–	–

2024 Pennsylvania 8 games, 10 catches, 128 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	KR	Yds	PR	Yds	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Sep 28	vs.Colgate	W 27–⁠17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 5	atDartmouth	L 17–⁠20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 12	vs.Bucknell	W 31–⁠21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 19	vs.Columbia	L 17–⁠23	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nov 2	atBrown	W 38–⁠28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nov 9	atCornell	W 67–⁠49	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nov 16	vs.Harvard	L 28–⁠31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nov 23	atPrinceton	L 17–⁠20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

2023 Pennsylvania 2 games, 2 catches, 13 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	KR	Yds	PR	Yds	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Sep 23	atBucknell	W 37–⁠21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 21	atYale	W 27–⁠17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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