Jaylen Jones
Virginia Cavaliers
83
Good

Jaylen Jones

Virginia CavaliersSolid
SPURDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Georgia State
2nd String / Backup

Is Jaylen Jones starting?

Jaylen Jones is listed 2nd string at SPUR for Virginia Cavaliers.

Jaylen Jones is listed SPUR #2 for Virginia at 83 OVR.

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Depth at SPUR · Virginia Cavaliers

  1. 1286Donavon PlattStarter
  2. 22383Jaylen JonesYou
  3. 3475Corey Costner

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Butler, ranked #2,381 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 66 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PBU. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 80th-percentile production nationally — good for a 83 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,381 NatlTeam Share5%Percentile80th
Matthews, NC
Jersey
#23
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
185 lbs
Transfer
Georgia State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—6611

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8104
National Rank
#2381
High School
Butler
Hometown
Matthews, NC

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 80th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.75 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 83.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 80% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 35% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 11WNORFTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-3

Aug 29WNCSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-8

Jaylen Jones's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

66 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement83%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.