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JaylinBannerman
- height 6-5
- Weight 238
- class Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown Pickerington, Ohio
- High school Pickerington Central
2017 – r-Freshman
- Practiced with team
- Moved from linebacker to tight end
2016 – Freshman
- Redshirt season
High School
- A tall and speedy linebacker/defensive end who is a consensus three-star prospect
- PHS posted an impressive 34-10 record and won four straight Ohio Capital Conference Championships during his career
- Coached by Jay Sharrett
- Earned first-team All-Conference and second-team All-Central District honors in 2015
- As a junior he totaled 87 tackles, including 17 tackles for a loss in helping Pickerington go undefeated in the regular season at 10-0
- Three-star prospect by Scout.com, which ranks him as the fourth-best defensive end in Ohio and the 56th best defensive end in the nation
- Scout says, “Long framed athlete who is raw but shows signs of being a high level player in the coming years. Length will allow Kentucky to do a couple of things with him. First he can stay at defensive end and add bulk without losing athletic ability. He could also add less bulk and take a step back and line up as a linebacker depending upon the scheme the Wildcats want to run”
- Rated by 247sports as a three-star prospect and as the 37th best prospect in Ohio
- Tabbed by ESPN as the No. 37 prospect in the state of Ohio and the 96th best defensive end
- Rated by Rivals as the 48th best prospect in Ohio
- Also starred in basketball and track & field as a high jumper
- Had offers from Pittsburgh, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State and Toledo
Personal
- Born in Detroit, Mich.
- Son of Yolanda Ruffin and Julius Bannerman
- Major is merchandising, apparel and textiles
Jaylin Says
- He chose UK because it was the best fit for him
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to work in fashion and design his own clothing line
- His sports hero is Floyd Mayweather
- Most people don’t know that he can sew