CB · #30 · Miami Dolphins · week 9 vs New England Patriots · Sun Nov 1 · 4:25 PM ET
Jaylin Simpson
ROLE a special-teams player
CLASS 2024 · R5 P164
EXP 2 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH LCB2
As of week 9, Jaylin Simpson was a CB for MIA, age 26.5, 2 seasons of experience, drafted in round 5. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 2% of snaps; his line was 2 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0.5 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 2 games (postseason included) over 2 seasons. No injury episode was on file.
The full read
In short
In short
Jaylin Simpson is a special-teams player at left cornerback for MIA — 51% of the kicking snaps over 5 weeks. He has a not stated injury. His team named him inactive in week 8. His team has not listed him on the final report.
Our call
Injury report
His team's word: Out
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's published inactive list, on the day.
No dated practice report for him in week 9
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
The evidence behind his current call
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game2.0 range 1.0–3.0
wk 4–5 · 2 games
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 4–5 · 2 games
Passes defended / game0.5 range 0.0–1.0
wk 4–5 · 2 games
Snap share2.0% range 0–8
wk 2–7 · 5 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
0%wk 2
0%wk 3
0%wk 4
8%wk 5
2%wk 7
The rest of his team's report in week 9
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Christian Haynes
G
UNK
team's word
Out
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
Role
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 9
Role
CB2 · 2% snaps
Season
2026 · 5 games through wk 8
Per game
2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0.5 passes defended
Career
2 seasons · 2 games before 2026
Injuries
none on file
Bio
age 26.5 · 2 seasons' experience · drafted round 5
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.