Jaylon Guilbeau Declares for NFL Draft

[CJ Vogel]

Texas CB Jaylon Guilbeau has posted his NFL Draft declaration and thank you to The University of Texas. 

Hoping for the best for Jaylon! He was one of my favorite recruits to follow and had a heck of a career. 

[Migas & Fajitas]

Did he have any eligibility remaining?

[Jeff Howe]

2 minutes ago, Migas & Fajitas said:

Did he have any eligibility remaining?

No, but these declarations are guys basically announcing that they’re opting out of the bowl game to focus on the draft.

[antcan95]

I didn’t realize he had no eligibility left, his career here felt kind of underwhelming, kind of reminds me of Anthony Cook maybe was maxed out in high school

[CJ Vogel]

 

[NothinButDaHorns34]

Does he even get drafted with the lackluster year he had this season? 

[CJ Vogel]

A little throwback!

[yoyocc]

Opting out of a bowl game to focus on the draft seems so paradoxical to me.

[Rocky P]

8 minutes ago, NothinButDaHorns34 said:

Does he even get drafted with the lackluster year he had this season? 

i was wondering the same thing.  The coverage got better when he was benched, not a great thing on your resume.

[jkates]

Best wishes.

[Rocky P]

Just now, yoyocc said:

Opting out of a bowl game to focus on the draft seems so paradoxical to me.

look at what happened to the ND linebacker.  Blew out his knee in a bowl game when he was going ot be a top 10-15 pick.  He still got drafted, but was never the same.  I doubt one more game of tape after you've been playing for 3+ years is going to make that big of a difference.

[Wentwood]

He was better at Star than Corner IMO.  

He did seem to drop off after year 2

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Best wishes to Mr. Gilbeau!!!

🏈🤘🏻🏈🤘🏼🏈🤘🏈🤘🏽🏈🤘🏾🏈🤘🏿🏈

[GetHooked]

Best wishes but I'm thinking UDFA.

Edited December 17, 2025 by GetHooked

[Atticus]

I hope he balls out at the pro day and in private workouts. Not sure he gets a combine invite unless he has a great agent. 
 

Would love for him to make it in the league as a special teams ace. 

Edited December 17, 2025 by Atticus

[FaxMachine]

38 minutes ago, yoyocc said:

Opting out of a bowl game to focus on the draft seems so paradoxical to me.

Why? It’s common practice and no reason to risk any injury in a completely meaningless game. 

[TheNightKing]

hate to be that guy on a fellow 409 kid

 

 

but thank God

[ArizonaLonghorn]

59 minutes ago, NothinButDaHorns34 said:

Does he even get drafted with the lackluster year he had this season? 

Here's his current ranking in the NFL Mock Draft Consensus - answer is 'not likely', though these mocks get more accurate the closer one gets to the draft

 

[LH2003]

50 minutes ago, ArizonaLonghorn said:

Here's his current ranking in the NFL Mock Draft Consensus - answer is 'not likely', though these mocks get more accurate the closer one gets to the draft

 

Ethan Burke and Jelani as UDFAs is a garbage take. 

[Steamboat Willie]

2 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

Texas CB Jaylon Guilbeau has posted his NFL Draft declaration and thank you to The University of Texas. 

Hoping for the best for Jaylon! He was one of my favorite recruits to follow and had a heck of a career. 

Jaylon Guilbeau was a tweener who got asked to be three different things over four years. Corner early, Star later, some nickel responsibilities sprinkled in. That’s not always a recipe for clean development or eye-popping tape, especially when the room keeps getting reloaded with blue-chippers.

Was this his best year? No. And yeah, the coverage tightened up when rotations changed late. But context matters: he was a willing tackler, played special teams, and did the dirty work without drama. Coaches trusted him to line up correctly, which doesn’t show up in mock drafts but absolutely matters on Sundays.

[Inspired73]

1 hour ago, FaxMachine said:

Why? It’s common practice and no reason to risk any injury in a completely meaningless game. 

Or, that is a true statement if you are a sure fire first rounder.......think Banks..................

If you are a 5-6-7 rounder or camp player, maybe a 'kick-ass' bowl game would improve your stock.

 

[antcan95]

1 hour ago, Rocky P said:

look at what happened to the ND linebacker.  Blew out his knee in a bowl game when he was going ot be a top 10-15 pick.  He still got drafted, but was never the same.  I doubt one more game of tape after you've been playing for 3+ years is going to make that big of a difference.

Which player was this 

[ThatHornsGuy87]

11 minutes ago, antcan95 said:

Which player was this 

I think jaylon Smith. A lb the cowgirls drafted a while back

[Alex Butler]

27 minutes ago, LH2003 said:

Ethan Burke and Jelani as UDFAs is a garbage take. 

Good, Burke will prove them wrong and Jelani can come back with Kanu and Wisner and roll some MF’ers hard next year. Best of luck to Mr. Guilbeau, unfortunate he didn’t shine at CB but is a talented star, physical run defender, and might translate well into a safety and special teams force in the NFL. 

[CJ Vogel]

32 minutes ago, antcan95 said:

Which player was this 

Jaylon Smith, Cowboys LB