Daylen Everette
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| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Cornerback |
| Roster status | Unsigned draft pick |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 6, 2004[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) |
| College |
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| NFL draft | 2026: 3rd round, 85th overall |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Daylen Kade Everette (born May 6, 2004)[1] is an American professional football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Steelers in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft.
Everette originally attended Norview High School in Norfolk, Virginia, before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[2] He was selected to play in the 2022 Under Armour All-American Game. A five-star recruit, Everette originally committed to play college football at Clemson University before flipping to the University of Georgia.[3][4][5]
College career
As a true freshman at Georgia in 2022, Everette played in 14 games and had 13 tackles.[6] As a sophomore in 2023, he became a starter.[7] He had one interception and five passes defended in the 2023 season.[8]
College statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| CFP national champion | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TFL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | FF | TD | |||
| 2022 | Georgia | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Georgia | 14 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Georgia | 14 | 45 | 13 | 58 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2025 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 54 | 101 | 40 | 141 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |