Height
6-2
Weight
285
Hometown
Washington, DC
College
Pittsburgh
The Journey
Hard Work Pays Off
About Jaylen
Jaylen Twyman is a professional American football defensive tackle currently for the Miami Dolphins, born on July 19, 1999, in Washington, D.C. He attended H.D. Woodson High School in Washington, D.C., where he played football and was a four-star recruit. Twyman played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was named a First-Team All-American in 2019. He opted out of the 2020 college football season due to COVID-19 concerns and declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. Twyman was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round (199th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Accolades
NFL 6th round draft pick 199
Jaylen Twyman was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 6th round, 199th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.
Walter Camp all American
2019 one of college football's top interior pass rushers, named to the 2019 Walter Camp All-America Team.Twyman was the only underclassman defensive lineman on that year's team.
1st Team All ACC
Twyman almost duplicated Aaron Donald’s sophomore season at Pitt by putting up 41 tackles, 12 TFL, 10.5 sacks. Because of that he earned himself First-team All-ACC honors.
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Affiliations
3x DCIAA Champion
3x DCIAA 1st Team All-Conference
3x USA Today All DC Team
1st Team All-Metropolitan
1st Team DC Pigskin Team
4star ESPN Recruit
Giving Back
Community Work
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give” – Winston Churchill
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Former Pitt DT Jaylen Twyman Signs With Dolphins
The former Pitt Panthers standout is on Miami’s practice squad. Stephen Thompson Oct 11, 2022 8:44 AM EDT PITTSBURGH — The Miami Dolphins have added
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