University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: A walk-on reserve transfer linebacker who will look to earn his first playing time this fall.

2018: Redshirted season after transferring to UNLV.

NICHOLS COLLEGE: Spent the 2017 season playing for the Division III school located in Dudley, MA … Appeared in nine games as a defensive lineman for the Bison ... Named Second Team Commonwealth Coast Conference and Second Team Worcester Area Football Association All-Star ... Finished fourth on the team with 61 tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Saint Raphael Academy in Rhode Island … Played five positions for the Saints (linebacker, running back, defensive end, wide receiver, tight end) ... Named First Team Division II A in 2014 and 2015, and First Team Division I A in 2016.

PERSONAL: Jaylen Rafael Encarnacion was born in Pawtucket, RI ... The son of Rafael and Monica Encarnacion ... Has one sister, Abryanna … Majoring in business.