Georgia State University Athletics

ACADEMIC HONORS:
• Semifinalist for 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List, 2020-21; 2021-22
• Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll, 2019-20
• President’s List, Fall 2020; Spring 2021; Fall 2021
• Dean’s List, Spring 2020; Fall 2022
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2019
 
AT GEORGIA STATE: Five-year letterwinner (2018-22) at cornerback who will return for a fifth season in 2022 ... Played in 56 games and collected 185 career tackles with two interceptions and 30 pass breakups .... Graduate student and scholar-athlete who made the President’s List (4.0+ semester GPA) three straight semesters, along with numerous other academic honors.
    
2022: Played in all 12 games, including three starts, and was second on the team with eight pass breakups ... Made 13 tackles ... Broke up two passes vs. ULM and Charlotte.
    
2021: Semifinalist for the 2021 William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football’s premier scholar-athlete award presented by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) ... Part of three-man rotation at cornerback with Quavian White and Bryquice Brown ... Made 41 tackles, and five pass breakups ... Grabbed an interception at the goal line vs. Texas State ... Season-high six tackles and three pass breakups in win over Arkansas State in which GSU allowed a school-record minus-3 rushing yards and 270 total yards.
    
2020: Started every game and led the team with 11 pass breakups ... Made 39 tackles on the season with 2.5 tackles for loss, including one-half sack, and a fumble recovery. ... Career-high four pass breakups and seven tackles in GSU’s strong defensive effort vs. East Carolina, helping hold the Pirates to 286 total yards ... Season-high eight tackles at App State ... Five tackles with a TFL and a fumble recovery to help hold South Alabama to 14 points and 324 total yards ... Three tackles and a pass breakup in the LendingTree Bowl victory over Western Kentucky, helping the GSU defense allow just 284 total yards.

2019: Finished with 44 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss, and four pass breakups ... Career-high nine tackles at Texas State ... Made eight tackles at Western Michigan, along with a pass breakup ... Missed four games due to injury before returning against ULM, when he had four tackles and a pass breakup ... Eight tackles with a TFL and a pass breakup vs. App State ... Had five tackles with a TFL in win over South Alabama.
 
2018: Began the season at safety but moved to a starting cornerback role in Game 4 ... Started a total of eight games, including seven at cornerback, and had 48 tackles, one interception and two pass breakups ... Made his first start at safety at Memphis and grabbed an interception and returned it one yard for a touchdown. That is just the fourth pick-six in GSU history. Also had three tackles with a tackle for loss ... Moved to starting cornerback for the Western Michigan game and made six tackles ... Career-high eight tackles and a forced fumble at NC State ... Tackle for loss and pass breakup in win over ULM ... Recorded six tackles against Coastal Carolina and Texas State.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: All-state selection in Class AAAAAA, earning second-team honors from the Georgia Sportswriters Association and honorable mention recognition from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Three-star rating from Rivals, Scout and 247 Sports ... Top 150 in Georgia by 247 Sports ... Preseason all-state by the AJC … First-team All-Metro (Gwinnett) by the AJC … First-team All-Region 8-AAAAAA … Two-time all-county by the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett ... Made 90 tackles with seven tackles for loss and 15 pass breakups as a senior.
               
PERSONAL: Jaylon Jones is the son of T.A. and Felecia Jones ... Born July 19, 1999.