Jaylon Hutchings
 Hutchings with the Calgary Stampeders in 2025 | |||||||
| No. 96 – Calgary Stampeders | |||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | December 31, 1999 Forney, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 304 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Forney | ||||||
| College: | Texas Tech | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2024: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| CFL status: | American | ||||||
| Career CFL statistics as of Week 7,2025 | |||||||
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Jaylon Hutchings (born December 31, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Hutchings played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He also had a stint with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).
College career
[edit]Hutchings was rated a three-star prospect coming out of high school.[1] He played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders of Texas Tech University from 2018 to 2023. Across his six seasons as a Red Raider, Hutchings logged 184 tackles, nine sacks, one pass deflection, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick.[2] Hutchings suffered a knee injury in a home game against UCF, which would require him to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery. He would miss the 2023 Independence Bowl against California.[3]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
304 lb (138 kg) |
30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) |
26 reps | ||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Chicago Bears
[edit]After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Hutchings signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on August 11.[5] He was waived by the team on August 26.[6]
Calgary Stampeders
[edit]On October 5, Hutchings was signed to the Calgary Stampeders practice roster.[7] He was on the active roster for the final two games of the season where he recorded two tackles.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jaylon Hutchings, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Defensive Line". 247Sports. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Jaylon Hutchings - Football". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ Williams, Don (December 3, 2023). "Jaylon Hutchings expected to have surgery, miss Texas Tech football bowl game vs. Cal". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Draft Scout Jaylon Hutchings - DT - Texas Tech". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ Finley, Patrick (August 11, 2024). "Bears sign DL Jaylon Hutchings, cut RB Demetric Felton". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (August 26, 2024). "Roster Moves: Bears waive nine players". Chicago Bears. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Stamps Sign DL Hutchings". Calgary Stampeders. October 5, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Jaylon Hutchings Transactions | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Jaylon HUTCHINGS". Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved July 20, 2025.