

Jayden Drayton
Second Team All-Ivy … Started all 10 games at defensive back while also contributing as a returner … Finished the year with 44 total tackles (31 solos), 1.0 TFL, and 11 pass breakups … Logged 13 kick returns for 293 yards and four punt returns for 21 yards … Opened the season with seven tackles at Stonehill (9/20) … Matched that total at Lehigh (9/27) with two more PBUs … Had an impressive outing at Yale (10/25) with five kick returns for 110 yards, including a long of 34 … Season-high five PBUs came at Harvard (11/15). Made an appearance in all 10 games as a slot receiver and kick returner … Finished the year with 11 receptions for 134 yards … Specialized in chunk plays and jet sweeps, recording a 25-yard catch at Dartmouth (10/5) and a 27-yard grab at Cornell (11/9) … Finished with two receptions for 34 yards at Princeton (11/23). Appeared in eight games, seeing time as a secondary kick returner and wide receiver … Had a 14-yard reception at Yale (10/21) … Returned one kick for eight yards vs. Georgetown (10/7). Team captain … Participated in football and track & field … Earned All-Region honors all four years in football and was Region Athlete of the Year in 2021 … Honorable mention All-State honoree in 2022 … Totaled 1,000 all-purpose yards and 12 touchdowns during senior season. Son of Marquita Johnson and Travis Drayton … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business, majoring in Finance.
- WithdrawnPortal · 1/9/26, 7:41 AMJayden Drayton (DB) officially withdrew from the transfer portal
- EnteredPortal · 1/2/26, 6:55 AMJayden Drayton (DB) officially entered the transfer portal · from University of Pennsylvania
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | PBU | PDEF | INT | TACK | SOLO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of Pennsylvania | 8 | 7 | -- | High | 0 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 15 |
| 2025 | University of Pennsylvania | 10 | 10 | -- | Elite | 11 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 31 |
| 2024 | University of Pennsylvania | 10 | 0 | -- | Low | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | University of Pennsylvania | 8 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 36 | 17 | -- | High | 11 | 23 | 0 | 68 | 46 |
Profile last updated Nov 8, 2026









