Jaylon Stone needed no words to announce his intentions April 22.
All the latest Vanderbilt football transfer needed was two emojis, an exclamation point and a picture of himself in a Commodores uniform to get his point across on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Stone situated an anchor emoji next to an arrow pointing down toward the picture of him that has the word “committed” in all caps across it.
⚓️⬇️! pic.twitter.com/03IIIjfFSX
— Jaylon Stone (@JaylonStone) April 22, 2025
Stone, a 6-foot-2, 288-pound defensive lineman, was a three-star recruit out of Athens, Georgia, who played 13 games over the last two seasons at Southeast Missouri State.
He had 34 tackles, including five for a loss, and two sacks in nine games last season. He had eight tackles in four games as a freshman in 2023. Stone joined Northern Arizona offensive tackle Clinton Azubuike, who also announced his commitment April 22, as the latest portal pickups for the Commodores.
Coach Clark Lea‘s Commodores wrapped up their spring practice schedule with their spring game April 12. Vanderbilt finished 7-6 last season, which concluded with a 35-27 victory against Georgia Tech in the Birmingham Bowl. It was the program’s first bowl victory since 2014, when they defeated Houston 41-24 in the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham. It also was the Commodores’ first winning season since 2013.
Paul Skrbina is a sports enterprise reporter covering the Predators, Titans, Nashville SC, local colleges and local sports for The Tennessean. Reach him at [email protected] and on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) @paulskrbina. Follow his work here.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vanderbilt football lands DL Jaylon Stone from transfer portal
Jaylon Stone needed no words to announce his intentions April 22.
All the latest Vanderbilt football transfer needed was two emojis, an exclamation point and a picture of himself in a Commodores uniform to get his point across on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Stone situated an anchor emoji next to an arrow pointing down toward the picture of him that has the word “committed” in all caps across it.
⚓️⬇️! pic.twitter.com/03IIIjfFSX
— Jaylon Stone (@JaylonStone) April 22, 2025
Stone, a 6-foot-2, 288-pound defensive lineman, was a three-star recruit out of Athens, Georgia, who played 13 games over the last two seasons at Southeast Missouri State.
He had 34 tackles, including five for a loss, and two sacks in nine games last season. He had eight tackles in four games as a freshman in 2023. Stone joined Northern Arizona offensive tackle Clinton Azubuike, who also announced his commitment April 22, as the latest portal pickups for the Commodores.
Coach Clark Lea‘s Commodores wrapped up their spring practice schedule with their spring game April 12. Vanderbilt finished 7-6 last season, which concluded with a 35-27 victory against Georgia Tech in the Birmingham Bowl. It was the program’s first bowl victory since 2014, when they defeated Houston 41-24 in the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham. It also was the Commodores’ first winning season since 2013.
Paul Skrbina is a sports enterprise reporter covering the Predators, Titans, Nashville SC, local colleges and local sports for The Tennessean. Reach him at [email protected] and on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) @paulskrbina. Follow his work here.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Vanderbilt football lands DL Jaylon Stone from transfer portal
