Player Profile

Jaylen Dunlap

DB • 6'1" • 190 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Jaylen Dunlap shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.3

Efficiency

20.7

Consistency

56.2

Season Value

22.6

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Illinois

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
Illinois
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Illinois
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Jaylen Dunlap, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Illinois. Jaylen Dunlap shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Illinois paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2017 Regular Season · Illinois

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.7

Efficiency

20.7

Usage

3.3

Consistency

56.2

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Florida: 0. Nebraska: 1. Iowa: 0. Rutgers: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Purdue: 1. Indiana: 2. Ohio State: 1. Northwestern: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 1 by 14.2. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 22.5. Purdue: 6 by 35. Indiana: 6 by 45. Ohio State: 3 by 22.5. Northwestern: 4 by 21.7

Split Comparison

Losses0.7 · n=9
First Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=4 · +0.7 vs First Half
All Games0.7 · n=9

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

45 vs Indiana

Result
Sat 11/25vs NorthwesternL 7-42400.5000
Sat 11/18@ Ohio StateL 14-5232001
Sat 11/11vs IndianaL 14-24650011
Sat 11/4@ PurdueL 10-2965001
Sat 10/28vs WisconsinL 10-2431001
Sat 10/14vs RutgersL 24-3522000
Sat 10/7@ IowaL 16-4533000
Sat 9/30vs NebraskaL 6-2811001
Fri 9/15@ South FloridaL 23-4710000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Illinois

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20132014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonIllinois0
2014 Regular SeasonIllinois00
2015 Regular SeasonIllinois000
2016 Regular SeasonIllinois15.534.45.415.5
2017 Regular SeasonIllinois6.520.73.3-9

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Michigan State

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.2 takeover score.

#3

Michigan

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.

#4

Minnesota

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.

#5

North Carolina

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · Illinois

0 primary output · 0 efficiency · usage

50

#2

2016 Regular Season · Illinois

25.5

15.5 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 5.4 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Illinois

22.6

6.5 primary · 20.7 efficiency · 3.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.7969

Crete-Monee · Crete, IL

Committed To
Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

91

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
91