American football player (born 1999)
American football player
Jaylen Guy Twyman (born July 19, 1999) is an American professionalfootball defensive end . He playedcollege football for thePittsburgh Panthers and was selected by theMinnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the2021 NFL draft .
Twyman attendedH. D. Woodson High School inWashington, D.C. [ 1] [ 2] As a senior, he had 91 tackles and nine sacks. He committed to theUniversity of Pittsburgh to playcollege football .[ 3]
Twymanredshirted his first year at Pittsburgh in 2017.[ 4] As a redshirt freshman in 2018, he played in 13 games with one start and had 16 tackles and a half sack.[ 5] Prior to his sophomore season in 2019, Twyman changed his number from 55 to 97 in honor of former Pittsburghdefensive tackle Aaron Donald .[ 6] That season he started all 13 games, recording 41 tackles and 10.5 sacks.[ 7]
Professional career [ edit ] Twyman was selected by theMinnesota Vikings in the sixth round, 199th overall, of the2021 NFL draft .[ 11] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[ 12] Twyman was waived by Minnesota with anon-football injury designation on July 26.[ 13] The next day, he reverted to the team's non-football injury reserve list.[ 14]
On August 30, 2022, Twyman was waived by the Vikings.[ 15] He was signed to thepractice squad one day later.[ 16] He was released on October 4.[ 17]
On October 10, 2022, Twyman signed with the practice squad of theMiami Dolphins .[ 18] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 16, 2023.[ 19] He was waived on August 28, 2023.[ 20]
Birmingham Stallions [ edit ] On December 24, 2023, Twyman signed with theBirmingham Stallions of theUnited States Football League (USFL).[ 21] He was released on April 30, 2024.[ 22]
San Antonio Brahmas (first stint)[ edit ] On May 15, 2024, Twyman signed with theSan Antonio Brahmas of theUnited Football League (UFL).[ 23] His contract was terminated on August 17, 2024, to sign with an NFL team.[ 24]
Twyman signed with theNew York Jets on August 18, 2024.[ 25] He was waived on August 27.[ 26]
San Antonio Brahmas (second stint)[ edit ] On March 8, 2025, Twyman re-signed with the Brahmas.[ 27] He was released on March 20, 2025.[ 28]
On June 21, 2021, Twyman suffered four gunshot wounds when bullets hit the car he was riding in while he was visiting family inWashington D.C. [ 29]
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