Jalon Kilgore

Safety, Buffalo Bills · #29.

Player facts

Team: Buffalo Bills
Position: Safety
Number: 29
Born: Jan 27, 2005 (age 21)
Birthplace: Eatonton, GA, USA
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: South Carolina
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Mon, Oct 12	@ LAR	W 37-34 OT	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 1 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

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Jalon Kilgore (born January 27, 2005) is an American professional football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected by the Bills in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jalon Kilgore, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Kilgore attended Putnam County High School in Eatonton, Georgia. He was rated as a three-star recruit, the number 44 safety, and the 43rd best prospect in the state of Georgia in the class of 2023. Kilgore committed to play college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks over numerous Power 4 offers.

College career

In his first career game in the 2023 season opener, Kilgore notched 12 tackles versus North Carolina. He finished his freshman season with 76 tackles with one and a half for a being for a loss, six pass deflections, an interception, and a forced fumble. Kilgore was named a freshman all-American and was named to the SEC all-freshman team.