2021 Football Roster
Jaylon Monroe
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- West Mesquite HS
2021: Established himself as one of Tulane’s best cornerbacks… Started in each of the 12 games for the Green Wave… Posted a career-best 48 tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss and a team-high 12 pass break-ups on the year… Made six tackles at Ole Miss (Sept. 18)… Had a career game at ECU with seven tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and two pass break-ups (Oct. 2)… Posted back-to-back six tackle games versus Cincinnati (Oct. 30) and UCF (Nov. 6)… Totaled five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and one forced fumble versus Tulsa (Nov. 13)… Closed out the season with five tackles and four pass break-ups at Memphis (Nov. 27).
2020: Established himself as one of the Green Wave’s top cornerbacks…Frequently matched up against the opponents No. 1 wide receiver…Was one of only seven players on the team to start in every game during the regular season…Posted 30 tackles (24 solo) and led the team with nine pass breakups…Collected five tackles (four solo) against No. 17-ranked SMU (Oct. 16)…Recorded a five total tackles (four solo) against ECU (Nov. 7)…Posted five stops against against No. 25-ranked Army (Nov. 14)…Tallied three solo tackles against No. 25-ranked Tulsa…Closed out the year with four tackles (three solo) against Memphis (Dec. 5)...Tallied three tackles and one tackle for loss against Nevada (Dec. 22).
2019: Started in 12 of 13 games for Tulane...Finished with a pair of interceptions on the year...Finished seventh on the team in tackles with 38...His 38 stops and two interceptions both served as single season highs...Made four tackles at home against FIU (Aug. 29)...Blocked a PAT at home against MSU (Sep. 14)...Made three tackles and caught an interception at home against Houston (Sep. 19)...Racked up three tackles away at Army (Oct. 5)...Totaled three tackles and broke up a pass away at Memphis (Oct. 18)...Completed three tackles away at Navy (Oct. 26)...Tallied six tackles at home against Tulsa (Nov. 2)...Made two tackles and an interception away at Temple (Nov. 16)...Registered four stops in the Green Wave's home finale against UCF (Nov. 23)...Totaled four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in the 2020 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Jan. 4).
2018: Appeared in all 13 games and made three starts…Closed out the regular season with 29 tackles (21 solo)…Opened the year with four tackles against Wake Forest…Had three tackles and three pass breakups at Tulsa…Logged a season-high nine tackles (seven solo) in Tulane’s win over USF…Recorded a season-best four pass breakups against ECU...Finished the year with two solo tackles in the AutoNation Cure Bowl against Louisiana-Lafayette.
2017: Saw action in nine games, seeing most of his action on special teams.
High School: Was a three-year letterman for Jeff Neill at West Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas…Rated a two-star prospect by 247sports.com, Scout.com and Rivals.com…As a senior, tallied 30 tackles, two interceptions, and six pass breakups as well as five carries for 63 yards and 21 catches for 313 yards and a touchdown…Also lettered in basketball all four years.
Personal: Has two younger sisters…Major is health & wellness.
Monroe's Career Highs
Tackles: 9 at USF, 11/3/18
Passes Breakups: 4 vs. ECU, 11/10/18
