2022 Football Roster
Allen, Jaylon
Jersey Number 22
Jaylon Allen
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Humble, Texas
- High School:
- Atascocita HS
- NIL:
Bio
Honors
• 2023 Second-Team All-AAC
• 2023 Fourth-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• 2022 Honorable-Mention All-AAC
• 2022 Fourth-Team All-AAC Team (Phil Steele)
• AAC All-Academic Team (2022, 2018)
• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021, 2019)
2023 (Fifth Year)
• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• One of nine players to start all 13 games on the season
• Totaled 40 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups, three quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble on the year
• Had seven tackles and one fumble recovery against Navy
• Posted seven tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks at UAB
• Recorded four stops, two tackles for loss, one sack one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup at North Texas
• Made two tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup against Boise State
• Had two stops and two pass breakups at Temple
• Lombardi Award Watchlist
• First-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)
2022 (Redshirt Senior)
• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Started all 13 games on the season
• Totaled 58 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks, one fumble recovery, one interception, six quarterback hurries and one pass breakup on the year
• Led the team in tackles for loss and sacks
• Had a season-high 12 tackles to go with one tackle for loss and one sack at Mississippi State
• Recorded three stops, two tackles for loss, two sacks and four quarterback hurries at No. 25/25 Tulane
• Posted five tackles and two tackles for loss at SMU
• Tallied two tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack and an interception returned 39 yards for a touchdown in win over North Texas
• Fourth-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
• Played in all 12 games for the Tigers, earning five starts
• Totaled 37 tackles, 19 solo, with 7.5 tackles for loss, a team-best five sacks, one forced fumble, three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup
• Had season-highs against East Carolina with six stops, two tackles for loss and two sacks
• Posted five tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one quarterback hurry in win at Arkansas State
• Recorded six tackles in win over Navy and at UCF
• Notched two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks in victory over Tulane
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in all 11 games on the season, earning two starts
• Totaled 11 tackles, six solo, two TFL, one sack and one fumble recovery returned for a touchdown
• Had a season-high six stops and one sack in the Montgomery Bowl
• Returned a fumble 85 yards for a score to go with three stops and one TFL in win over Houston
2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Appeared in 11 of Memphis’ 14 games, finishing the season with four tackles
• Memphis won a third straight American Athletic Conference West Division Championship and won their first outright AAC conference championship
• The team also earned the program’s first New Year’s Six Bowl bid with a berth in the 2019 Cotton Bowl
• In the American Athletic Conference championship game, finished with two tackles -- one solo, in a win over Cincinnati
• Tallied his first tackle of the season in a conference win over Tulane
• Added a tackle in a conference road win at USF
• Memphis’ championship game appearance was its third in as many seasons
2018 (Freshman)
• Redshirted
• Member of the 2018 squad that went 8-6, won the American Athletic Conference West Division title, played in The American Championship Game and earned a Birmingham Bowl berth
• The 2018 Tigers overcame a three-game deficit heading into the month of November to win the league’s West Division crown.
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Two-time All-District 21-6A first team linebacker/defensive lineman for head coach Craig Stump at Atascocita High School
• Helped lead the Eagles to a 10-2 record, a district championship and the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 6A Division I playoffs regional final in 2017
• Led a defense that held opponents to single-digit points in six of 12 games, including two shutouts
• Finalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston’s UIL Defensive Player of the Year award
• Other 2017 honors were: Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class 6A All-State second team (LB) and VYPE Magazine All-Houston second team (DE)
• Member of 2016 team that advanced to the state semifinals
• Played in high school with current Tiger Coye’ Fairman
• Son of Jeanna and Gary Tott
• 2023 Second-Team All-AAC
• 2023 Fourth-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• 2022 Honorable-Mention All-AAC
• 2022 Fourth-Team All-AAC Team (Phil Steele)
• AAC All-Academic Team (2022, 2018)
• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021, 2019)
2023 (Fifth Year)
• Member of the 10-3 Tigers who defeated Iowa State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
• One of nine players to start all 13 games on the season
• Totaled 40 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups, three quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble on the year
• Had seven tackles and one fumble recovery against Navy
• Posted seven tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks at UAB
• Recorded four stops, two tackles for loss, one sack one forced fumble, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup at North Texas
• Made two tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup against Boise State
• Had two stops and two pass breakups at Temple
• Lombardi Award Watchlist
• First-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)
2022 (Redshirt Senior)
• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Started all 13 games on the season
• Totaled 58 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks, one fumble recovery, one interception, six quarterback hurries and one pass breakup on the year
• Led the team in tackles for loss and sacks
• Had a season-high 12 tackles to go with one tackle for loss and one sack at Mississippi State
• Recorded three stops, two tackles for loss, two sacks and four quarterback hurries at No. 25/25 Tulane
• Posted five tackles and two tackles for loss at SMU
• Tallied two tackles, one tackle for loss, one sack and an interception returned 39 yards for a touchdown in win over North Texas
• Fourth-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
• Played in all 12 games for the Tigers, earning five starts
• Totaled 37 tackles, 19 solo, with 7.5 tackles for loss, a team-best five sacks, one forced fumble, three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup
• Had season-highs against East Carolina with six stops, two tackles for loss and two sacks
• Posted five tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and one quarterback hurry in win at Arkansas State
• Recorded six tackles in win over Navy and at UCF
• Notched two tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks in victory over Tulane
2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in all 11 games on the season, earning two starts
• Totaled 11 tackles, six solo, two TFL, one sack and one fumble recovery returned for a touchdown
• Had a season-high six stops and one sack in the Montgomery Bowl
• Returned a fumble 85 yards for a score to go with three stops and one TFL in win over Houston
2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
• Appeared in 11 of Memphis’ 14 games, finishing the season with four tackles
• Memphis won a third straight American Athletic Conference West Division Championship and won their first outright AAC conference championship
• The team also earned the program’s first New Year’s Six Bowl bid with a berth in the 2019 Cotton Bowl
• In the American Athletic Conference championship game, finished with two tackles -- one solo, in a win over Cincinnati
• Tallied his first tackle of the season in a conference win over Tulane
• Added a tackle in a conference road win at USF
• Memphis’ championship game appearance was its third in as many seasons
2018 (Freshman)
• Redshirted
• Member of the 2018 squad that went 8-6, won the American Athletic Conference West Division title, played in The American Championship Game and earned a Birmingham Bowl berth
• The 2018 Tigers overcame a three-game deficit heading into the month of November to win the league’s West Division crown.
Prior to Memphis/Personal
• Two-time All-District 21-6A first team linebacker/defensive lineman for head coach Craig Stump at Atascocita High School
• Helped lead the Eagles to a 10-2 record, a district championship and the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Class 6A Division I playoffs regional final in 2017
• Led a defense that held opponents to single-digit points in six of 12 games, including two shutouts
• Finalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston’s UIL Defensive Player of the Year award
• Other 2017 honors were: Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class 6A All-State second team (LB) and VYPE Magazine All-Houston second team (DE)
• Member of 2016 team that advanced to the state semifinals
• Played in high school with current Tiger Coye’ Fairman
• Son of Jeanna and Gary Tott
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