Jaylon Guilbeau (born March 29, 2004) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers following the 2026 NFL Draft.

Early life Guilbeau attended Memorial High School in Port Arthur, Texas. He was selected to play in the 2022 All-American Bowl. Coming out of high school, he was a four-star recruit. Guilbeau originally committed to play college football at the University of Texas at Austin before flipping his commitment to Texas Christian University (TCU) and ultimately switching back to Texas. College career Guilbeau played in eight games and made three starts as a true freshman in 2022, recording 19 tackles for the Longhorns. As a sophomore in 2023, he played eight games and started one game, totaling seven tackles. As a junior in 2024, he played in 16 games and had 58 tackles and a sack. Guilbeau returned to Texas for his senior season in 2025.

As a senior in 2025, Guilbeau started all 4 games. He recorded his first career interception in Week 2 against San Jose State. He ended the season with 40 tackles with one tackle for a loss and one interception. On December 17, 2025, Guilbeau declared for the NFL draft.

College statistics Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds TD PD FR Yds TD FF 2022 Texas 8 8 11 19 0.5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2023 Texas 7 4 3 7 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2024 Texas 16 35 23 58 5.5 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2025 Texas 12 22 18 40 1.0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0Career 43 69 55 124 8.0 1.0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0

Professional career

Carolina Panthers Guilbeau was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers after the conclusion of the 2026 NFL draft. On July 21, 2026, he was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list. The next day, Guilbeau was waived with a non-football injury designation.

Pittsburgh Steelers On August 24, 2026, Guilbeau signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was waived four days later.

Personal life Guilbeau has one daughter named Ryleigh, born July 16, 2025.

References

External links Texas Longhorns bio