Jaysen Cook-Calhoun

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Jaysen Cook-Calhoun
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    210
  • Hometown:
    Hoover, Ala.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Hoover
  • gp
    8
  • tk
    26.0
  • sac
    5.5
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    1
Bio

2015: Appeared in eight games for the Eagles with 26 tackles, seven stops for loss and 5.5 sacks.  He also notched a pass break up and two quarterback hurries.  He delivered a hit on a Brevard quarterback that was featured on Fox Sports One and ESPN.  His seven tackles for loss ranked fourth on the team while his 5.5 sacks were second on the team and tied for third in the SAC.  He had two sacks against Tusculum, tied for the highest total by an Eagle this season.  After sitting out four weeks with an injury, he returend with a career high six stops against Brevard (10/10).  He had multiple stops for loss against both Tusculum and Newberry.  He also forced a fumble against Brevard. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Jaysen Cook-Calhoun joins  the Eagle football program after a high school career under coach Josh Niblett at Hoover High School.  The linebacker had 56 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and four sacks as a senior. Cook-Calhoun made the All-Over-The-Mountain team and the Alabama Sports Writers' All-State team as a senior. Cook-Calhoun helped maintain Hoover's status as a national powerhouse, helping the Buccaneers to a 2013 national title and Alabama state championships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. 

PERSONAL: He is the son of Voilanda Cook-Calhoun and Jason Cook.  His father played corner and safety at Auburn.  He selected Carson-Newman over UT-Chattanooga, Troy, Kennessaw State and Delta State.  Cook-Calhoun plans to major in architecture at C-N.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 16 5
Assists 10 6
Tackles 26.0 11.0
Tackles per game 3.3 2.8
Sacks 5.5 4.0
Sack yards 31 16
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 7.0 5.5
Tackle for loss yards 35 20
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 17 Newberry W, 27-20
Oct 24 at Wingate W, 41-38
Oct 31 at Limestone W, 69-28
Nov 7 North Greenville W, 48-45
Nov 14 Tusculum W, 65-32
Nov 21 at Valdosta St. L, 61-59
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 Cumberland (KY) W, 59-56 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Shorter W, 20-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Catawba L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Mars Hill W, 62-38 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 52-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Brevard W, 45-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Newberry W, 27-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Wingate W, 41-38 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Limestone W, 69-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 North Greenville W, 48-45 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Tusculum W, 65-32 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Valdosta St. L, 61-59 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Cumberland (KY) W, 59-56 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Shorter W, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Catawba L, 14-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Mars Hill W, 62-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 52-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Brevard W, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Newberry W, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Wingate W, 41-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Limestone W, 69-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 North Greenville W, 48-45 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Tusculum W, 65-32 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Valdosta St. L, 61-59 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 Cumberland (KY) W, 59-56 - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Shorter W, 20-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Catawba L, 14-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Mars Hill W, 62-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 52-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Brevard W, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Newberry W, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Wingate W, 41-38 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Limestone W, 69-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 7 North Greenville W, 48-45 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Tusculum W, 65-32 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Valdosta St. L, 61-59 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 Cumberland (KY) W, 59-56 - - - - - 0
Sep 12 Shorter W, 20-7 - - - - - -
Sep 19 Catawba L, 14-7 - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Mars Hill W, 62-38 - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 52-17 - - - - - -
Oct 10 Brevard W, 45-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 17 Newberry W, 27-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 24 at Wingate W, 41-38 - - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Limestone W, 69-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 7 North Greenville W, 48-45 - - - - - 0
Nov 14 Tusculum W, 65-32 - - - - - 0
Nov 21 at Valdosta St. L, 61-59 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 Cumberland (KY) W, 59-56 - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Shorter W, 20-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Catawba L, 14-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Mars Hill W, 62-38 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 52-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Brevard W, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Newberry W, 27-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Wingate W, 41-38 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Limestone W, 69-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 North Greenville W, 48-45 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Tusculum W, 65-32 - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Valdosta St. L, 61-59 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 Cumberland (KY) W, 59-56 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Shorter W, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Catawba L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Mars Hill W, 62-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 52-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Brevard W, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Newberry W, 27-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Wingate W, 41-38 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Limestone W, 69-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 7 North Greenville W, 48-45 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Tusculum W, 65-32 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Valdosta St. L, 61-59 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 Cumberland (KY) W, 59-56 1 - - - - 0
Sep 12 Shorter W, 20-7 - - - - - -
Sep 19 Catawba L, 14-7 - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Mars Hill W, 62-38 - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 52-17 - - - - - -
Oct 10 Brevard W, 45-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 17 Newberry W, 27-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 24 at Wingate W, 41-38 1 - - - - 0
Oct 31 at Limestone W, 69-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 7 North Greenville W, 48-45 1 - - - - 0
Nov 14 Tusculum W, 65-32 1 - - - - 0
Nov 21 at Valdosta St. L, 61-59 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 Cumberland (KY) W, 59-56 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 12 Shorter W, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Catawba L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Mars Hill W, 62-38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 52-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Brevard W, 45-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 17 Newberry W, 27-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 24 at Wingate W, 41-38 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 31 at Limestone W, 69-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 7 North Greenville W, 48-45 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 14 Tusculum W, 65-32 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 21 at Valdosta St. L, 61-59 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 Cumberland (KY) W, 59-56 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 12 Shorter W, 20-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Catawba L, 14-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Mars Hill W, 62-38 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 52-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 Brevard W, 45-14 1 5 6.0 1.0 6 1.5 7 1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Newberry W, 27-20 2 0 2.0 1.0 4 2.0 7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Wingate W, 41-38 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 at Limestone W, 69-28 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 7 North Greenville W, 48-45 3 0 3.0 1.0 12 1.0 12 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 Tusculum W, 65-32 2 0 2.0 2.0 6 2.0 6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Valdosta St. L, 61-59 4 2 6.0 0.5 3 0.5 3 - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 30 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 8 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - 1 0
Total 30 - - - - - - 1 0
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 8 - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 8 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 8 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 - - - - - - - - - -
2016-17 - - - - - - - - - -
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 2 32 16.0 0 32 - - - - -
Total 2 32 16.0 0 32 - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 8 - - - - 0 .0
2016-17 - - - - - 0 -
2017-18 11 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 11 - - - 32 32 2.9
Total 30 - - - 32 32 1.1
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - 0 - 0 - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 8 16 10 26.0 3.3 5.5 31 7.0 35 1 - - - - 1 -
2016-17 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 11 16 17 33.0 3.0 4.0 26 8.0 46 1 - - 1 29 - -
2018-19 11 21 10 31.0 2.8 - - 2.5 9 1 - - - - 2 2
Total 30 53 37 90.0 3.0 9.5 57 17.5 90 3 - - 1 29 3 2
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 8 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 4 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 3 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 1 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 1 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 8 16 10 26.0 3.3 5.5 31 7.0 35 1 - - - - 1 -
Conference 4 5 6 11.0 2.8 4.0 16 5.5 20 1 - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 9 6 15.0 3.0 5.0 28 6.5 32 1 - - - - - -
Away 3 7 4 11.0 3.7 0.5 3 0.5 3 - - - - - 1 -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 12 8 20.0 2.9 5.0 28 6.5 32 1 - - - - 1 -
Losses 1 4 2 6.0 6.0 0.5 3 0.5 3 - - - - - - -
Month
September 1 1 1 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 6 7 13.0 3.3 2.0 10 3.5 14 1 - - - - 1 -
November 3 9 2 11.0 3.7 3.5 21 3.5 21 - - - - - - -
News mentions
No. 25 Eagles run wild over Pioneers, 65-32
  • Article
  • November 14, 2015
No. 25 Eagles run wild over Pioneers, 65-32

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Offensive records galore fell on Saturday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium as the 25th-ranked Carson-Newman Eagles (9-2, 5-2 SAC) rushed for 570 yards and scored 35 unanswered points to knock off South Atlantic Conference rival Tusculum (4-7, 2-6 SAC) 65-32 in each team’s regular season finale.

  • November 14, 2015
School-record tying five picks help C-N curb Crusaders 48-45
  • Article
  • November 07, 2015
School-record tying five picks help C-N curb Crusaders 48-45

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (8-2) tied a school record with five interceptions and withstood a late North Greenville (6-3) rally to take a 48-45 decision over a regionally-ranked foe Saturday afternoon under grey skies at Burke-Tarr Stadium.

  • November 07, 2015
Long’s blocked kicks help C-N cement 27-20 homecoming win over Newberry
  • Article
  • October 17, 2015
Long’s blocked kicks help C-N cement 27-20 homecoming win over Newberry

JEFFERSON CITY - Over the last few years the game between Carson-Newman (5-2, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference) and Newberry (3-4, 1-3 SAC) has been a slugfest where the outcome was never in doubt. The complete opposite was true in Saturday's game between the two teams.

  • October 17, 2015
Cook-Calhoun’s big hit versus Brevard featured on Fox Sports’ The Buzzer
  • Article
  • October 16, 2015
Cook-Calhoun’s big hit versus Brevard featured on Fox Sports’ The Buzzer

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman defensive end Jaysen Cook-Calhoun (Hoover, Ala.) has been featured on Fox Sports’ The Buzzer for his obliteration of Brevard quarterback Bubba Craven in last week’s 45-14 C-N victory.

  • October 16, 2015
Eagles pound Brevard 45-14
  • Article
  • October 10, 2015
Eagles pound Brevard 45-14

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-2, 2-2 South Atlantic Conference) jumped out to an early 14-0 advantage and never looked back in a 45-14 lambasting of Brevard (0-6, 0-3 SAC).

  • October 10, 2015