Safety, Virginia (from Georgia State), 2023–26
Jaylen Jones
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Charlotte, NC
Jaylen Jones plays safety for Virginia, after Georgia State (2023–25). Last time out, at SMU: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
3 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 1 tackles at SMU, L 13–23
Next game: vs. Duke, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Marshall, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia State | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Georgia State | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 66 | 34 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 80 | 41 | 5.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georgia State | 23 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Georgia State | 23 | S | So. | ||
| 2025 | Georgia State | 23 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Virginia | 23 | S | Sr. | 6′1″ | 205 |
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 Virginia 3 games, 3 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. NC State | W 34–8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Norfolk State | W 59–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at SMU | L 13–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Georgia State 12 games, 66 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Ole Miss | L 7–63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Memphis | L 16–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Murray State | W 37–21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Vanderbilt | L 21–70 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. James Madison | L 7–14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. App State | L 20–41 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Georgia Southern | L 24–41 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | vs. South Alabama | L 31–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Coastal Carolina | L 27–40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Marshall | L 18–30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Troy | L 19–31 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Old Dominion | L 10–27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 Georgia State 5 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vs.Georgia Southern | L 21–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atApp State | L 26–33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atJames Madison | L 7–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Arkansas State | L 20–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 27–48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Georgia State 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Utah State | W 45–22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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