Player Dossier

2020-2024

San Diego State

Jaylon Armstead

RB • 5'11" • 222 lbs • Los Angeles, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jaylon Armstead leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.5 efficiency.

Usage Score

10.5

Efficiency

46.5

Consistency

78.3

Season Value

36.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
San Diego State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jaylon Armstead, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State. Jaylon Armstead leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.5 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

San Diego State paired 464 primary output with 40.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 46.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: California

Loss with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · San Diego State

Games

3

Scrimmage Yards / G

16

Efficiency

46.5

Usage

10.5

Consistency

78.3

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 9. Oregon State: 18. California: 21

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 5 by 18.8. Oregon State: 7 by 26.8. California: 2 by 93.8

Split Comparison

Losses19.5 · n=2
First Half13.5 · n=2
All Games16 · n=3

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

California

Best efficiency game

93.8 vs California

Result
Sun 9/15@ CaliforniaL 10-311151501610.5
Sun 9/8vs Oregon StateL 0-217182.6002.6
Sun 9/1vs Unknown591.8001.8

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    San Diego State

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonSan Diego State552.11.5
2021 Regular SeasonSan Diego State7534.99.970
2022 Regular SeasonSan Diego State31360.113.5238
2023 Regular SeasonSan Diego State46440.217.3151
2024 Regular SeasonSan Diego State4846.510.5-416

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96

Primary metric

96 scrimmage yards and 8.6 usage.

#2

San José State

134

Primary metric

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

134 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

#3

California

21

Primary metric

Loss with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

21 scrimmage yards and 4.1 usage.

#4

Ohio

78

Primary metric

Win with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78 scrimmage yards and 16.3 usage.

#5

Colorado State

5

Primary metric

Win with 5 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

5 scrimmage yards and 1.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · San Diego State

464 primary output · 40.2 efficiency · 17.3 usage

51.9

#2

2022 Regular Season · San Diego State

47.7

313 primary · 60.1 efficiency · 13.5 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · San Diego State

38.7

5 primary · 52.1 efficiency · 1.5 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8367

Junipero Serra · Gardena, CA

Committed To
San Diego State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

905

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 26 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jaylon Armstead quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career rushing yards
883