Jaylen Jerrold Sneed (born March 11, 2004) is an American

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for the

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Early life

Sneed attended

Hilton Head Island High School Hilton Head Island High School (shortened to Hilton Head High, HHIHS, or HHH) is a public high school within the Beaufort County School District, located in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States. The school serves students on the isl ...

Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Hilton Head Island, often referred to as simply Hilton Head, is a South Carolina Lowcountry, Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is northeast of Savannah, Georgia (as the crow flies), a ...

where he played

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and

. In 2021, he was named South Carolina Mr. Football. He committed to play

for the

College career

Sneed played in four games as a freshman. As a redshirt freshman, he played in all thirteen games, including starting the season opener against

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in place of an injured

JD Bertrand James Bertrand (born May 5, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Early life Bertrand attended Blessed ...

. He began his redshirt sophomore season as the team's starting Rover.

College statistics

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External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
2004 births Living people Players of American football from South Carolina Sportspeople from Hilton Head, South Carolina American football linebackers Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players {{Amfoot-bio-stub