2022 Football Roster
Roster
Jay Stanley
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Greenwood, Miss.
- High School:
- Brandon HS
- Prev School:
- Ole Miss
2022 (Jr.): Named second team All-America by Action Network at safety … Earned third-team all-sun Belt by the coaches, first team by PFF and second team by Phil Steele … Started in all 13 games as free safety … Tallied 60 tackles (27 solo) with 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Led team with five interceptions for 17 yards and added seven breakups … Also forced three fumbles and recovered one … Season-high nine tackles (four solo) against Troy (10/8) … Forced fumbles against Texas State (10/22), Louisiana (10/27) and Georgia State (11/5) … Picked off passes against Northwestern State (9/17), Troy (10/8), Coastal Carolina (11/12), South Alabama (11/19) and Rice (12/17) in the LendingTree Bowl … Finished the bowl game with three stops including a half sack ... Earned preseason All-Sun Belt honors by Phil Steele Magazine by being named third team all-league.
2021 (Soph.): Started all 12 games at a safety spot … Recorded 55 tackles (30 solo) with 4.5 tackles for loss for 19 yards and one sack – coming against Rice (10/2) – for 12 yards … Picked off two passes for 61 yards, including one 55 yards for a touchdown in the opening quarter versus North Texas (11/6) … Also forced one fumble and recovered it against FIU (11/27) … Added a pass breakup … Enjoyed season-high tackle total at Alabama (9/25) with eight, while also tallying seven stops versus Troy (9/18) and six against FIU … Posted five or more tackles in eight games.
2020 (Ole Miss, Soph.): Appeared in seven games during his sophomore campaign, including one start ... Finished the season with six total tackles and one pass breakup ... Made lone start against Florida (9/26) ... Tallied four total tackles and one pass breakup.
2019 (Ole Miss, Fr.): Appeared in nine games with two starts at strong safety as a true freshman ... Registered 20 tackles with one pass breakup ... Notched a career-best five tackles against top-ranked LSU ... Added three tackles, including 0.5 TFL in second career start versus Mississippi State.
High School: Consensus 3-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN ... Selected to 6A All-State First Team ... Led Brandon HS to 6A South State title game ... Totaled 129 tackles and 7.0 TFL as a senior (2018), adding three interceptions, five forced fumbles and seven pass deflections ... Attended Greenwood HS prior to Brandon ... Threw for 1,030 yards with 8 TDs, 1 INT, tallying 830 rushing yards and 17 TDs as a junior (2017) ... Notched 70 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, two pass deflections and two fumble recoveries in 201 ... Coached by Tyler Peterson at Brandon HS.
