JAYRON KEARSEKearse, JayronHeight: 6-4 Weight: 215 Born: February 11, 1994 Fort Myers, FL High School: South (Fort Myers, FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 2014 | Clemson | Lettered |
| 2015 | Clemson | Lettered |
| Draft: 7th round (244th overall) 2016 Minnesota Vikings |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 27 | SS | 16 | 1 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 27 | SS | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 28 | SSS | 16 | 1 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 27 | SS-FS | 15 | 3 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 42 | FS-SS | 11 | 7 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 27 | SS | 16 | 15 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 27 | SS | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 1 | S | 16 | 13 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 119 | 54 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/30/2016 | 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 5/6/2016 | 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/18/2020 | 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/27/2020 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 9/5/2020 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Exemption | 9/28/2020 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Activated | 10/1/2020 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Released | 12/28/2020 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Practice Squad | 12/31/2020 | 2020 Baltimore Ravens (NFL)2020 BAL NFL |
| Signed | 3/20/2021 | 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 1/8/2022 | 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL |
| Exemption | 1/13/2022 | 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL |
| Activated | 1/14/2022 | 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 3/25/2022 | 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 325 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 7.5 | 247 | 57.6 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 330 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 2.8 | 302 | 67.4 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 443 | 0 | 0.0 | 202 | 19.4 | 241 | 53.9 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 498 | 0 | 0.0 | 275 | 24.8 | 223 | 52.3 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 583 | 0 | 0.0 | 503 | 44.8 | 80 | 18.1 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 1046 | 0 | 0.0 | 1014 | 88.1 | 32 | 6.5 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 819 | 0 | 0.0 | 815 | 71.1 | 4 | 0.8 |
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 821 | 0 | 0.0 | 820 | 76.6 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4865 | 0 | 3735 | 1130 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 34 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5.0 | 24.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 32 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 59 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 101 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 388 | 355 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings2017 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2021 DAL NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2022 DAL NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2023 DAL NFL | 8 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 26 | 6 | 20 | 185 | 30 | 15 | 0 |
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