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Jaylen McCollough Los Angeles Rams · #2

Safety · 6' 0", 211 lbs · Austell, GA · Age 26

Jaylen McCollough is a Safety for the Los Angeles Rams, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 9 tackles.

SafetyUndrafted3-yr veteran
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Los Angeles Rams · #2 · Safety
Jaylen McCollough
Season avg9 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg103 tkl · 2 sacks · 4 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
9tkl
0sacks
0int
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Scouting report

Jaylen McCollough — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jaylen McCollough is a Safety for the Los Angeles Rams, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he recorded 9 tackles.
C-
Coverage
C
Ball skills
C+
Run support
C-
Coverage
Average · defense
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C
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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C+
Tackling
Solid · defense
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C
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Jaylen McCollough stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #992 of 1985 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
79Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jaylen McCollough — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Tackling
9 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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C-
Coverage
0 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Jaylen McCollough

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
2
pd
0–4
1
int
-1–2
29
tackles
12–46
0
ff
0–0
10
games
4–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 0 → projected 2 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+2.0 pd
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jaylen McCollough career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
202417434400
202517514002
2026 in progress · 3 games390000
Career371038402.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Los Angeles Rams built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

9–8proj record
68off index
76def index
+10net
56%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C+ (68), defense B- (76) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 48, pass rush 53, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 9–8 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jaylen McCollough

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-10-12

The beginning

Jaylen McCollough is a Safety for the Los Angeles Rams, in his 3rd NFL season.

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Jaylen McCollough is a Los Angeles Rams safety, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 103 tackles, 2 sacks and 4 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 9 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Where things stand

Where McCollough goes from here.

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McCollough's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
211 lbs
Born
Austell, GA
Age
26
Jersey
#2
Background

Jaylen McCollough is from Austell, GA and is 26 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays safety at 6' 0", 211 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 103 tackles, 2 sacks and 4 interceptions. McCollough is currently on the Los Angeles Rams roster.

The person

Jaylen McCollough is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 103 tackles with 4 interceptions and 8 passes defensed across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Coverage production4 career interceptions and 8 passes defensed.
Tackling103 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking0 forced fumbles and 2 sacks on the blitz.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Jaylen McCollough — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jaylen McCollough, answered.

What position does Jaylen McCollough play?
Jaylen McCollough is a Safety for the Los Angeles Rams.
When was Jaylen McCollough drafted?
Jaylen McCollough entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Jaylen McCollough played?
3 (2024–2026).
What are Jaylen McCollough's career stats?
He has recorded 103 tackles, 2 sacks and 4 interceptions.
Jaylen McCollough career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
2
since 2025
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Hip2025 Wk16 · Illness

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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