Education
Kearse attended South Fort Myers High School in Fort Myers, Florida.
Kearse attended South Fort Myers High School in Fort Myers, Florida.
After the 2016 national championship game, Jayron announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft, after being a projected 1st round selection. He played safety and running back. Kearse was rated as a four-star recruit.
He originally committed to play college football at Auburn University and the University of Miami before choosing Clemson University.
As a true freshman at Clemson in 2013, Kearse played in 12 games and made three starts. He had 55 tackles and four interceptions.
As a sophomore in 2014 he started 12 of 13 games, recording 67 tackles, two interceptions and three sacks.