Quarterback, Mercer (from Gardner-Webb, East Tennessee State, Florida State), 2023–⁠26

Jaylen King

Number
No. 2
Height
6′4″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Folkston, GA

Jaylen King plays quarterback for Mercer, after Gardner-Webb (2023), East Tennessee State (2024) and Florida State (2025). Last time out, against Western Carolina: 3 of 6, 10 yards, 1 INT. King leads Mercer in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

841 passing yards, 6 TD

Last game: 3 of 6, 10 yards, 1 INT vs. Western Carolina, W 17–⁠14

Next game: vs. The Citadel, Oct 31

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 177ETAM
  2. 236PRES
  3. 196FUR
  4. 20@GT
  5. 202@VMI
  6. 10WCU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

268passing yards, career highvs. Samford, 20244touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Presbyterian, 2026108rushing yards, career highat Bryant, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Presbyterian, 2026

Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Gardner-Webb9318350.81,0385.7107
2024East Tennessee State11622152.51,5367.0911
2025Florida State010.000.000
2026Mercer6511059.18417.666
Career27451553.23,4156.62524

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Gardner-Webb1213573.0456
2024East Tennessee State1054224.0557
2025Florida State263.006
2026Mercer481603.3216
Career2769453.41157

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Gardner-Webb2QBFr.
2024East Tennessee State2QBSo.
2025Florida State2QBJr.
2026Mercer2QBSr.6′4″210

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Gardner-Webb (FCS)2080.135th (n=255)0.3226.959%
2024East Tennessee State (FCS)2550.1816th (n=238)0.3047.146%
2025Florida State3-0.21––-0.6–
2026Mercer (FCS)1550.0823rd (n=273)0.2112.039%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Mercer 6 games, 841 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.East Texas A&MW 23–⁠1515281771034
Sep 5vs.PresbyterianW 62–⁠312152364048
Sep 12vs.FurmanL 13–⁠2018351960431
Sep 19atGeorgia TechL 11–⁠443320002
Oct 3atVMIW 54–⁠314232021125
Oct 10vs.Western CarolinaW 17–⁠1436100120
2025 Florida State 1 game, 0 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 20vs.Kent StateW 66–⁠10010006
2024 East Tennessee State 10 games, 1,536 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atApp StateL 10–⁠3810191220017
Sep 7vs.UVA WiseW 61–⁠01627186400
Sep 14vs.North Dakota StateL 35–⁠386151131179
Sep 21atElonW 34–⁠1417282330093
Sep 28atThe CitadelW 34–⁠1713291520329
Oct 5vs.ChattanoogaL 10–⁠17715510022
Oct 12vs.SamfordW 31–⁠2815272683380
Oct 26atWoffordW 24–⁠718321980288
Nov 2atMercerL 31–⁠37112519212−2
Nov 16vs.FurmanL 21–⁠2434210016
2023 Gardner-Webb 8 games, 1,038 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 23atEast CarolinaL 0–⁠441400035
Oct 7vs.Robert MorrisW 31–⁠16–––––23
Oct 14atAustin PeayL 14–⁠4119351531265
Oct 28vs.UT MartinW 38–⁠3416332162038
Nov 4atBryantW 45–⁠44183616021108
Nov 11atTennessee TechW 35–⁠0121917130−16
Nov 18vs.Charleston SouthernW 34–⁠106181071193
Nov 25 ✦atMercerL 7–⁠1721382311311

No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.

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

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