Cornerback, Georgia Tech (from Alabama), 2024–26
Jaylen Mbakwe
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Clay, AL
- Born
- Sep 28, 2005, in Clay, Alabama
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Jaylen Mbakwe plays cornerback for Georgia Tech, after Alabama (2024–25). Last time out, at Virginia Tech: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
7 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles at Virginia Tech, L 24–34
Next game: vs. Boston College, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alabama | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alabama | 3 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Alabama | 3 | CB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Georgia Tech | 3 | CB | Jr. | 6′0″ | 195 |
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 Georgia Tech 4 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Colorado | L 13–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Tennessee | L 24–45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Duke | W 28–25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Virginia Tech | L 24–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Alabama 2 games, 3 catches, 55 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. UL Monroe | W 73–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 56–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2024 Alabama 9 games, 15 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 63–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. South Florida | W 42–16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. Georgia | W 41–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. South Carolina | W 27–25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atTennessee | L 17–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Missouri | W 34–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at LSU | W 42–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Mercer | W 52–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Michigan | L 13–19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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