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Jersey Number 24
Jaylyn Monds
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fort Pierce, Fla.
- High School:
- Westwood
EMU: 2025: Played in eight games…Recorded seven tackles with two solo stops and five assisted tackles...2024: Appeared in three games…Finished with five tackles, including four solo and one assisted…Added 2.5 tackles for loss for four yards…Posted a season-high three tackles against Jacksonville State on Sept. 14, including two solo stops…HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Fort Pierce Westwood High School and played under Head Coach Chris Kokell…Rated a three-star prospect by On3…Saw action primarily as a cornerback and wide receiver…Served as a team captain for two seasons…As a senior, totaled 21 tackles, one tackle for loss, and two interceptions…Added 17 pass breakups…Contributed offensively with 27 receptions for 414 yards and five touchdowns…Recorded more than 600 all-purpose yards…Named all-area first team as both a junior and senior…Selected as an FACA All-Star…Also competed in baseball and earned all-area recognition…Received scholarship offers from 27 NCAA Division I programs, including all Ivy League schools…PERSONAL: Full name Jaylyn Amarion Monds…Son of James Jr. and Erica Monds…Has two brothers, James and Jabar, and one sister, Justice…Comes from a family with six collegiate athletes…Grandfather James Monds Sr. played at Tennessee-Martin…Father James Monds Jr. played at Toledo…Washington drafted Uncle Mario in the 2001 NFL Draft…Uncle Todd played professional baseball with the Atlanta Braves…Uncle Wonderful Monds was an All-American at Nebraska before playing in the NFL…Brother James III is also a member of the EMU football team…Aspires to become a pediatrician…Pre-Medicine major.
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