Jaylen Jones Season 2023

2023: Played in 11 games at safety, starting nine ... registered 35 tackles (18 solo) ... also tallied three pass breakups ... had a season high five tackles against Rutgers (Sept. 16), Marshall (Sept. 23) and Wake Forest (Oct. 14).

2022: Made 10 appearances ... Had three receptions totaling 37 receiving yards and recorded one tackle ... Recorded his first career tackle (solo) while on punt coverage against Miami (Oct. 15) ... Was targeted three times at Pitt (Oct. 8) ... Secured two catches for 17 receiving yards at North Carolina (Oct. 1) ... Caught a 20-yard pass from Jason Brown during the fourth quarter against Wofford (Sept. 17) ... Debuted on special teams units against Boston College (Sept. 10).
 
2021: Appeared in 10 games ... Saw his first collegiate action vs. North Carolina (9/3) ... Made his first career reception at Miami (11/20) hauling in a 15-yard pass.

High School: Played wide receiver for head coach P.J. Adams at Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, Virginia … Earned first-team all-state and all-region honors after accumulating 76 receptions for 1,369 receiving yards and 18 TDs as a junior in 2019 … Was a first-team all-metro selection of the Richmond Times-Dispatch … His totals as a junior were the top marks in the Central Region in 2019 … Thomas Jefferson’s first player to sign with a Power Five school since 1974.

Personal: Son of Erika Holliday and Rashard Jones ... Majoring in sports media and analytics.