Jaylon McClain-Sapp

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Jaylon McClain-Sapp
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-16) July 16, 1998 (age 26)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: First Coast HS
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College: Marshall (2016-2020)
Position: Defensive back
Corner back
Undrafted: 2021
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Jaylon McClain-Sapp (born July 16, 1998) is an American professional football defensive back and corner back. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd and has been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL), the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL), and the BC Lions and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Early life and education

McClain-Sapp attended high school at First Coast High School. [1] Coming out of high school, he was a two star recruit, having offers from Marshall, Rutgers, South Alabama, UTSA, Virginia and Wake Forest. [2] He committed to Marshall in 2016. [3] [4]

College

In the 2016 season at Marshall, McClain-Sapp played in eight games, making four tackles. [2] In the next season, he played in seven games, in which he made 13 tackles. He also played in the won New Mexico Bowl that season. [2] In his junior season, he played in three games, making 11 tackles, before redshirting. [2] In the 2019 season, he played 10 games while recording eight tackles. He finished his senior season with 10 games played and 31 tackles. [2]

Professional career

McClain-Sapp went undrafted in the 2021 NFL draft. [5] He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs in May 2021. [5] [6] He got waived together with Tajae Sharpe a short time after to make room for Daurice Fountain and Manny Patterson. [7]

He was drafted in the 11th round and first pick by the Pittsburgh Maulers in the 2022 USFL draft. [8] He played with the team in the 2022 USFL season. He was set to return to the Maulers for the 2023 season, prior to the 2023 USFL draft but was released in April 2023. [9]

In April 2023, he signed with the Canadian BC Lions together with Tre Webb and Casey Bednarski. [10] On May 29, 2023, after having only appeared in preseason, he was among 13 released by the Lions. [11] [12] In January 2024, he signed with the Ottawa Redblacks, but he later was released in June 2024, just before the start of the 2024 CFL season. [12] [13]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jaylon McClain-Sapp - Football". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ CollierSZLive (February 2, 2016). "Previewing National Signing Day for Marshall". Underdog Dynasty. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ Clay, Jarrod (February 3, 2016). "Marshall inks 24 student-athletes on National Signing Day". WCHS. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Chiefs to sign former Marshall CB Jaylon McClain-Sapp". Chiefs Wire. May 13, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Here's a Look at the Chiefs' Undrafted Free Agent Class". Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Dixon, John (May 17, 2021). "Chiefs sign defensive back Manny Patterson after minicamp tryout, make two cuts". Arrowhead Pride. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ Saunders, Alan (February 27, 2022). "Pittsburgh Maulers Roster after 2022 USFL Draft". Steelers Now. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ Thorn, Nicholas (February 16, 2023). "Pre-Draft Roster Preview: Pittsburgh Maulers". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "B.C. Lions sign trio of Americans, including DB Jaylon McClain-Sapp". 3DownNation. April 18, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ "BC Lions Transactions". BC Lions. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Heilman, Michael (January 6, 2024). "Ottawa Redblacks sign defensive back Jaylon McClain-Sapp". BGMSportsTrax. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ "REDBLACKS transactions: June 1, 2024". Ottawa REDBLACKS. June 2, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2025.


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