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2020 Football Roster
Stinson, Jaylen
Jersey Number 16
Jaylen Stinson
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Opelika, Ala.
- High School:
- Opelika
Bio
CAREER: Lettered four years at Duke (2020-21-23-24) … Honorable Mention All-ACC choice in 2021 and 2024 ... recipient of the team’s Duke Tough Award in 2024 ... in 62 career games (43 starts), recorded 284 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, three INTs, two caused fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 18 PBUs, four QB pressures and one muffed punt recovery for a TD ... added 66 kickoff returns for 1,553 yards (23.53) with two scores ... registered 2+ tackles in 54 contests and 5+ in 33 games ... reached 10+ tackles on two occasions, against Northwestern (11; 2022) and Virginia (10; 2023) ... garnered 1.0+ TFL seven times with a career-best 2.0 at NC state in 2024 ... recovered one muffed punt for a TD against Virginia Tech in 2020 ... notched first career caused fumble against Northwestern in 2022 and added a second versus SMU in 2024 ... recovered a fumble against Virginia Tech (2020), Kansas (2022) and Clemson (2023) … carded a career-high two INTs against Miami in 2022 and added one versus North Carolina in 2023 ... secured a personal-best seven kickoff returns for 195 yards against Pittsburgh in 2021 ... posted two kickoff returns for TDs versus Pittsburgh (86 yards) and Miami (94 yards) in 2021 ... tallied 100+ kickoff return yards against Georgia Tech (2020), Pittsburgh (2021) and Miami (2021) ... ended career having recorded 1+ tackle in 53 consecutive contests … closed Blue Devil tenure ranked tied for third in career kickoff returns for TD (two), sixth in kickoff return yards and seventh in kickoff returns and highest kickoff return average … played 3,641 career snaps.
2024: Honorable Mention All-ACC selection ... recipient of the team’s Duke Tough Award ... played in all 13 games and started 12 … did not start the season opener due to targeting call in 2023 bowl game ... registered 67 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, one caused fumble, eight PBUs and three QB pressures … carded 1+ tackle in all 13 contests, 4+ in 11 games and 7+ three times with a year-best eight at Northwestern and versus Virginia Tech ... registered a season-best 2.0 TFL at NC State … added 1.0 TFL versus Elon and Virginia Tech … booked 1.0 sack at NC State and added 0.5 a week later versus Virginia Tech … caused one fumble versus SMU … credited with 2+ PBUs versus Connecticut (two) and Virginia Tech (three) … tallied one PBU against Northwestern, Miami and NC State … added two QB pressures versus the Wolfpack … helped Duke rank among the NCAA leaders in tackles for loss per game (second/8.9), fumbles recovered (second/14), sacks per game (fourth/3.3), turnovers gained (seventh/27) and turnover margin (24th/+0.62) ... on the field for 800 snaps.
2023: Started all 13 games ... registered 88 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, one INT, six PBUs and one fumble recovery … finished second on the team in tackles and third in PBUs … teamed with LB Tre Freeman to make Duke one of three schools in the ACC with two players with 85+ tackles (North Carolina and Syracuse) … carded 2+ tackles in all 13 contests and 7+ tackles in seven games ... notched a season-high 10 tackles versus Virginia ... registered a season-best 1.0 TFL against Wake Forest and North Carolina … lone sack came against Wake Forest … notched one INT for 12 yards against North Carolina and one fumble recovery for 55 yards in the season opener versus Clemson … tallied one PBU six times against Clemson, Connecticut, Florida State, Lafayette, Notre Dame and Troy ... on the field for team-high 933 snaps.
2022: Started all 13 games ... registered 74 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, two INTs, one PBU, one QB pressures, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... added a team-leading 15 kickoff returns for 380 yards (25.33) ... finished tied for first on the team in INTs and third in tackles ... teamed with S Darius Joiner and LB Shaka Heyward to make Duke one of three schools in the ACC with three players with 74+ tackles, joining Boston College and NC State ... carded 2+ tackles in all 13 contests and 4+ tackles in 11 games ... notched a season-high 11 tackles versus Northwestern ... registered a season-best 1.5 TFL against North Carolina A&T ... recorded a season-high two INTs at Miami ... logged lone caused fumble against Northwestern and one fumble recovery against Kansas ... carded a season-best three kickoff returns against Virginia and Wake Forest ... tallied a year-high 82 return yards against the Demon Deacons ... recorded a season- and team-long 67 yard return against North Carolina A&T ... had six plays (all kickoff returns) that covered 20+ yards ... selected the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week and ACC Defensive Back of the Week after logging 11 tackles, one forced fumble and one PBU to help Duke seal its victory over Northwestern ... on the field for team-high 1,014 snaps.
2021: Honorable Mention All-ACC selection as a kick return specialist ... Third Team All-ACC selection by Phil Steele ... recipient of the team’s Bill Keziah Award as the team’s top special teams player ... saw action in all 12 games, making five starts against Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina and Wake Forest ... registered 43 tackles, 1.0 TFL and three PBUs ... led team with 34 kickoff returns for 818 yards (24.06) with two TDs ... posted 2+ tackles in all 12 contests, including a season-high eight tackles against Kansas ... recorded lone TFL against North Carolina ... tallied PBUs against North Carolina, Northwestern and Virginia ... notched a 94- and 86-yard kickoff return for a TD against Miami and Pittsburgh, respectively ... selected the ACC Specialist of the Week on Nov. 9, 2021 after returning seven kickoffs for 195 yards with one TD versus Pittsburgh ... return yards against the Panthers ranked as the fifth-highest single-game total in program history ... led the ACC in kickoff returns and kickoff return yards, while ranking second in the nation in both categories ... on the field for 643 snaps.
2020: Recipient of the team’s Bill Keziah Award as the team’s top special teams player ... saw action in all 11 games ... accumulated 12 tackles and one fumble recovery ... registered 17 kickoff returns for a team-high 355 yards (20.88) ... earned a season-high two tackles on five occasions ... recovered a muffed punt for a TD against Virginia Tech ... helped Duke’s punt return coverage unit limit opponents to only 12 punt return yards on 16 attempts (0.75) ... on the field for 251 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered three years at Opelika under coach Erik Speakman ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... charted by 247Sports.com as the No. 62 athlete in the nation ... compiled 221 tackles, four INTs, eight TDs, two forced fumbles and two blocked field goals in final three years ... selected to participate in the 2019 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game ... three-time all-area selection and two-time all-state pick ... helped Opelika to three consecutive state playoff appearances ... also lettered in track & field, winning the 2019 state championship in the javelin.
PERSONAL: Majoring in visual and media studies while minoring in sociology ... son of Brian and Keisha Stinson … brother, Jarell, is a current member of the University of Mississippi football team.
2024: Honorable Mention All-ACC selection ... recipient of the team’s Duke Tough Award ... played in all 13 games and started 12 … did not start the season opener due to targeting call in 2023 bowl game ... registered 67 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, one caused fumble, eight PBUs and three QB pressures … carded 1+ tackle in all 13 contests, 4+ in 11 games and 7+ three times with a year-best eight at Northwestern and versus Virginia Tech ... registered a season-best 2.0 TFL at NC State … added 1.0 TFL versus Elon and Virginia Tech … booked 1.0 sack at NC State and added 0.5 a week later versus Virginia Tech … caused one fumble versus SMU … credited with 2+ PBUs versus Connecticut (two) and Virginia Tech (three) … tallied one PBU against Northwestern, Miami and NC State … added two QB pressures versus the Wolfpack … helped Duke rank among the NCAA leaders in tackles for loss per game (second/8.9), fumbles recovered (second/14), sacks per game (fourth/3.3), turnovers gained (seventh/27) and turnover margin (24th/+0.62) ... on the field for 800 snaps.
2023: Started all 13 games ... registered 88 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, one INT, six PBUs and one fumble recovery … finished second on the team in tackles and third in PBUs … teamed with LB Tre Freeman to make Duke one of three schools in the ACC with two players with 85+ tackles (North Carolina and Syracuse) … carded 2+ tackles in all 13 contests and 7+ tackles in seven games ... notched a season-high 10 tackles versus Virginia ... registered a season-best 1.0 TFL against Wake Forest and North Carolina … lone sack came against Wake Forest … notched one INT for 12 yards against North Carolina and one fumble recovery for 55 yards in the season opener versus Clemson … tallied one PBU six times against Clemson, Connecticut, Florida State, Lafayette, Notre Dame and Troy ... on the field for team-high 933 snaps.
2022: Started all 13 games ... registered 74 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack, two INTs, one PBU, one QB pressures, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble ... added a team-leading 15 kickoff returns for 380 yards (25.33) ... finished tied for first on the team in INTs and third in tackles ... teamed with S Darius Joiner and LB Shaka Heyward to make Duke one of three schools in the ACC with three players with 74+ tackles, joining Boston College and NC State ... carded 2+ tackles in all 13 contests and 4+ tackles in 11 games ... notched a season-high 11 tackles versus Northwestern ... registered a season-best 1.5 TFL against North Carolina A&T ... recorded a season-high two INTs at Miami ... logged lone caused fumble against Northwestern and one fumble recovery against Kansas ... carded a season-best three kickoff returns against Virginia and Wake Forest ... tallied a year-high 82 return yards against the Demon Deacons ... recorded a season- and team-long 67 yard return against North Carolina A&T ... had six plays (all kickoff returns) that covered 20+ yards ... selected the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week and ACC Defensive Back of the Week after logging 11 tackles, one forced fumble and one PBU to help Duke seal its victory over Northwestern ... on the field for team-high 1,014 snaps.
2021: Honorable Mention All-ACC selection as a kick return specialist ... Third Team All-ACC selection by Phil Steele ... recipient of the team’s Bill Keziah Award as the team’s top special teams player ... saw action in all 12 games, making five starts against Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina and Wake Forest ... registered 43 tackles, 1.0 TFL and three PBUs ... led team with 34 kickoff returns for 818 yards (24.06) with two TDs ... posted 2+ tackles in all 12 contests, including a season-high eight tackles against Kansas ... recorded lone TFL against North Carolina ... tallied PBUs against North Carolina, Northwestern and Virginia ... notched a 94- and 86-yard kickoff return for a TD against Miami and Pittsburgh, respectively ... selected the ACC Specialist of the Week on Nov. 9, 2021 after returning seven kickoffs for 195 yards with one TD versus Pittsburgh ... return yards against the Panthers ranked as the fifth-highest single-game total in program history ... led the ACC in kickoff returns and kickoff return yards, while ranking second in the nation in both categories ... on the field for 643 snaps.
2020: Recipient of the team’s Bill Keziah Award as the team’s top special teams player ... saw action in all 11 games ... accumulated 12 tackles and one fumble recovery ... registered 17 kickoff returns for a team-high 355 yards (20.88) ... earned a season-high two tackles on five occasions ... recovered a muffed punt for a TD against Virginia Tech ... helped Duke’s punt return coverage unit limit opponents to only 12 punt return yards on 16 attempts (0.75) ... on the field for 251 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered three years at Opelika under coach Erik Speakman ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... charted by 247Sports.com as the No. 62 athlete in the nation ... compiled 221 tackles, four INTs, eight TDs, two forced fumbles and two blocked field goals in final three years ... selected to participate in the 2019 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game ... three-time all-area selection and two-time all-state pick ... helped Opelika to three consecutive state playoff appearances ... also lettered in track & field, winning the 2019 state championship in the javelin.
PERSONAL: Majoring in visual and media studies while minoring in sociology ... son of Brian and Keisha Stinson … brother, Jarell, is a current member of the University of Mississippi football team.
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