Safety, Clemson, 2013–15
Jayron Kearse
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′5″
- Hometown
- Fort Myers, FL
- Born
- Feb 11, 1994, in Fort Myers, Florida
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Jayron Kearse played safety at Clemson (2013–15). The Minnesota Vikings took Kearse in round 7, No. 244 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
All-America: AP second team 2015; ESPN 2015
Team titles: ACC champions, 2015
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Int | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12 | 29 | 13 | 42 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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
2015 Clemson 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. App State | W 41–10 | 1 |
2014 Clemson 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Florida State | L 17–23 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Georgia State | W 28–0 | 1 |
2013 Clemson 4 games with an interception on file, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | at Syracuse | W 49–14 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Maryland | W 40–27 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Virginia | W 59–10 | 1 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 40–35 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4″ | |
| Weight | 216 lb | |
| Arm length | 34¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.62 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.60 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 96 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 31 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 11 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 94 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 73 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 65 | 1.5 | 1 |
| NFL career | 96 | 362 | 5 | 5 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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