Jaylen Twyman
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jaylen Twyman
| image = Jaylen Twyman (8437930) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Twyman with the San Antonio Brahmas in 2024
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|19}}
| birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 285
| high_school = H. D. Woodson
(Washington, D.C.)
| college = Pittsburgh (2017–2020)
| draftyear = 2021
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 199
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2021}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})*
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2022}}–{{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Birmingham Stallions ({{UFL Year|2024}})
- San Antonio Brahmas ({{UFL Year|2024}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
- San Antonio Brahmas ({{UFL Year|2025}})*
| status =
| highlights =
| pfr = T/TwymJa00
}}
Jaylen Guy Twyman (born July 19, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Early life
Twyman attended H. D. Woodson High School in Washington, D.C.{{Cite news |last=Giannotto |first=Mark |date=November 23, 2016 |title=His family devastated by violence in D.C., H.D. Woodson lineman Jaylen Twyman plays to get them out |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/with-a-big-personality-and-a-bigger-game-hd-woodson-defensive-lineman-jaylen-twyman-is-playing-for-his-family/2016/11/23/4fd5bece-b181-11e6-840f-e3ebab6bcdd3_story.html |access-date=May 29, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post}}{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2019 |title='Pressure only busts pipes or makes diamonds': The story of Pitt star Jaylen Twyman |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2019/12/12/jaylen-twyman-pitt-football-nfl-draft-prospects-2019-pittsburgh/stories/201912120099 |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}} As a senior, he had 91 tackles and nine sacks. He committed to the University of Pittsburgh to play college football.{{Cite news |last=Goldwein |first=Eric |date=February 1, 2017 |title=H.D. Woodson defensive lineman Jaylen Twyman chooses Pittsburgh football over South Carolina |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2017/02/01/h-d-woodson-defensive-lineman-jaylen-twyman-chooses-pittsburgh-football-over-south-carolina/ |access-date=May 29, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post}}
College career
Twyman redshirted his first year at Pittsburgh in 2017.{{Cite web |last=Batko |first=Brian |date=August 12, 2018 |title=Pitt's Jaylen Twyman ditches fast food to get body right for redshirt freshman season |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2018/08/12/jaylen-twyman-pitt-football-pittsburgh-habakkuk-baldonado-todd-sibley/stories/201808120152 |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}} As a redshirt freshman in 2018, he played in 13 games with one start and had 16 tackles and a half sack.{{Cite web |last=McGonigal |first=John |date=August 14, 2019 |title='Locked in': Pitt DT Jaylen Twyman pushing for a starting job |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2019/08/14/Pitt-DT-Jaylen-Twyman-pushing-for-a-starting-job/stories/201908140120 |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}} Prior to his sophomore season in 2019, Twyman changed his number from 55 to 97 in honor of former Pittsburgh defensive tackle Aaron Donald.{{Cite web |last=DiPaola |first=Jerry |date=November 7, 2019 |title=Pitt's Jaylen Twyman feels no pressure living up to Aaron Donald's No. 97 | TribLIVE.com |url=https://triblive.com/sports/pitts-jaylen-twyman-feels-no-pressure-living-up-to-aaron-donalds-no-97/ |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=TribLIVE.com}} That season he started all 13 games, recording 41 tackles and 10.5 sacks.{{Cite web |last=DiPaola |first=Jerry |date=December 27, 2019 |title=Pitt's Jaylen Twyman '110%' committed to returning to Pitt next season | TribLIVE.com |url=https://triblive.com/sports/pitts-jaylen-twyman-110-percent-committed-to-returning-to-pitt-next-season/ |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=TribLIVE.com}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 3/4
| weight = 301
| dash = 5.39
| ten split = 1.74
| twenty split = 3.19
| shuttle =
| cone drill = 8.00
| vertical = 32.5
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 8
| bench = 40
| arm span = 32 1/8
| hand span = 10
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jaylen-twyman/32005457-5943-0123-fc3b-ed1775019dff |title=Jaylen Twyman Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 10, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1023514&DraftYear=2021 |title=Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh, DT, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=February 10, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=http://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/104810 |title=Jaylen Twyman 2021 NFL Draft Profile |website=insider.espn.com |access-date=February 10, 2022}}
}}
=Minnesota Vikings=
Twyman was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round, 199th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last1=Young |first1=Lindsey |last2=Peters |first2=Craig |last3=Smith |first3=Eric |date=May 1, 2021 |title=Minnesota Vikings Round 6 Recap of 2021 NFL Draft |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/minnesota-vikings-round-6-recap-of-2021-nfl-draft |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Vikings.com}} He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.{{Cite web |last=Links |first=Zachary |date=May 13, 2021 |title=NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/13/21 |url=https://www.profootballrumors.com/2021/05/nfl-draft-pick-signings-51321 |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Pro Football Rumors}} Twyman was waived by Minnesota with a non-football injury designation on July 26.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Jack |date=July 26, 2021 |title=Report: Vikings waive Jaylen Twyman with a non-football injury designation |url=https://vikingswire.usatoday.com/2021/07/26/report-vikings-waive-jaylen-twyman-with-a-non-football-injury-designation/ |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Vikings Wire |publisher=USA Today}} The next day, he reverted to the team's non-football injury reserve list.{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Ben |date=July 27, 2021 |title=Minor NFL Transactions: 7/27/21 |url=https://www.profootballrumors.com/2021/07/minor-nfl-transactions-7-27-21-2 |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Pro Football Rumors}}
On August 30, 2022, Twyman was waived by the Vikings.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Craig |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/roster-moves-initial-53-man-waived-injured-2022 |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Vikings.com}} He was signed to the practice squad one day later.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Craig |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Vikings Sign 12 Players to Practice Squad |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-sign-12-players-to-practice-squad |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Vikings.com}} He was released on October 4.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Craig |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Lewis Cine Placed on Injured Reserve as Vikings Make Roster Moves |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/lewis-cine-injured-reserve-ir-roster |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=Vikings.com}}
=Miami Dolphins=
On October 10, 2022, Twyman signed with the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins.{{Cite web |last=Masala |first=Mike |date=October 10, 2022 |title=Dolphins make a number of practice squad moves |url=https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2022/10/10/dolphins-tino-ellis-jaylen-twyman-practice-squad/ |access-date=October 10, 2022 |website=USAToday.com}} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 16, 2023.{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2023 |title=Miami Dolphins sign 7 to future contracts |url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/miami-dolphins-sign-7-to-future-contracts |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=MiamiDolphins.com}} He was waived on August 28, 2023.{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2023 |title=Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves |url=https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/miami-dolphins-make-roster-moves-8-28-23 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=MiamiDolphins.com}}
=Birmingham Stallions=
On December 24, 2023, Twyman signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL).{{cite tweet |number=1738931290462712279 |user=LukeMillerPFN |title=Per the FOX Sports roster page, the @USFLStallions have also added DL Jaylen Twyman out of Pittsburgh. |date=December 24, 2023 |access-date=December 24, 2023}} He was released on April 30, 2024.{{Cite web |title=UFL Transactions |url=https://uflboard.com/ufl-transactions/ |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=UFLBoard.com |language=en-US}}
=San Antonio Brahmas (first stint)=
On May 15, 2024, Twyman signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL).{{Cite web |title=UFL Transactions |url=https://uflboard.com/ufl-transactions/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=UFLBoard.com |language=en-US}} His contract was terminated on August 17, 2024, to sign with an NFL team.{{cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The #UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1824961770051559767 |date=August 17, 2024 |access-date=August 19, 2024}}
=New York Jets=
Twyman signed with the New York Jets on August 18, 2024.{{cite news |last=Greenberg |first=Ethan |title=Jets Sign DL Jaylen Twyman |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-sign-jaylen-twyman-place-wr-malik-taylor-on-injured-reserve |website=NewYorkJets.com |date=August 18, 2024 |access-date=August 19, 2024}} He was waived on August 27.{{Cite web |last=Greenberg |first=Ethan |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Final Cuts {{!}} Jets Move 37 to Get Their Roster to 53 Players |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-53-man-roster-2024-season |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=NewYorkJets.com}}
=San Antonio Brahmas (second stint)=
On March 8, 2025, Twyman re-signed with the Brahmas.{{cite tweet |number=1898522871586025549 |user=JamesLarsenPFN |title=News: The San Antonio Brahmas have re-signed DT Jaylen Twyman, per source. |date=March 8, 2025 |access-date=March 8, 2025}} He was released on March 20, 2025.{{Cite web |title=UFL Teams Finalize Rosters After Successful Training Camp |url=https://www.theufl.com/news/ufl-teams-finalize-rosters-after-successful-training-camp |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.theufl.com |language=en}}
Personal life
On June 21, 2021, Twyman suffered four gunshot wounds when bullets hit the car he was riding in while he was visiting family in Washington D.C.{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Courtney |author-link=Courtney Cronin |date=June 21, 2021 |title=Minnesota Vikings rookie Jaylen Twyman shot, expected to make full recovery |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31683023/agent-minnesota-vikings-rookie-jaylen-twyman-shot-four-s-expected-make-full-recovery |access-date=July 7, 2021 |website=ESPN.com}}
References
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External links
- [https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/football/roster/jaylen-twyman/10809 Pittsburgh Panthers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Washington, D.C.
Category:American football defensive tackles
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Category:H. D. Woodson High School alumni
Category:Birmingham Stallions (2022) players