Jaylen Twyman
Jaylen Guy Twyman is an American professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Early life
Twyman attended H. D. Woodson High School in Washington, D.C. As a senior, he had 91 tackles and nine sacks. He committed to the University of Pittsburgh to play college football.College career
Twyman redshirted his first year at Pittsburgh in 2017. As a redshirt freshman in 2018, he played in 13 games with one start and had 16 tackles and a half sack. Prior to his sophomore season in 2019, Twyman changed his number from 55 to 97 in honor of former Pittsburgh defensive tackle Aaron Donald. That season he started all 13 games, recording 41 tackles and 10.5 sacks.Professional career
Minnesota Vikings
Twyman was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round, 199th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. Twyman was waived by Minnesota with a non-football injury designation on July 26. The next day, he reverted to the team's non-football injury reserve list.On August 30, 2022, Twyman was waived by the Vikings. He was signed to the practice squad one day later. He was released on October 4.