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Jaylen Mbakwe

Jaylen Mbakwe - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year Junior
Height 6-0
Weight 195
Hometown Clay, Ala.
High School Clay-Chalkville H.S.
Last School Alabama
Major History, Technology and Society
Jaylen Mbakwe - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Alabama (2024-25): Saw action in 22 games over two seasons at Alabama … Primarily played cornerback as a true freshman in 2024, seeing action in 12 games and totaling 15 tackles (one for loss), an interception and two pass breakups … Also had two punt returns for 46 yards and a 15-yard kickoff return … Named Alabama’s Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Mercer, which included an 18-yard punt return … Converted to wide receiver for ReliaQuest Bowl … Spent the 2025 season at wide receiver while continuing to contribute on special teams … Totaled three receptions for 55 yards, one rush for four yards, a punt return and a special teams tackle in ’25.

High School: Rated as a five-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … Tabbed as the No. 2 overall recruit in the nation by ESPN … Ranked as the nation’s top athlete by On3 … Selected to play in Under Armour All-America Game and Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … Helped lead Clay-Chalkville to Alabama 6A state championships in 2021 and 2023 … Team went 48-4 over his four seasons, including a 14-0 record as a senior in 2023 and a 15-0 mark as a sophomore in 2021 … Played wide receiver, running back and defensive back over first three prep seasons, then led Clay-Chalkville to second state title in three years as the team’s quarterback as a senior … Totaled more than 3,000 yards (2,000-plus passing, 1,000-plus rushing) and 43 touchdowns (23 rushing, 20 passing) as a senior … Was named MVP of 2023 state title game after combining for 282 yards and four touchdowns in 31-28 win over Sarland … Coached by Drew Gilmer … Was also a standout in track, winning the Alabama state championship in both the 100m (10.70) and 200m (21.57) as a junior in 2023 … Set a state record with a 10.56 100m in the preliminary round of the 2023 state championship meet.

Personal: Majoring in history, technology and society.

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