Player Career

Jaylen Coleman Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jaylen Coleman story

Jaylen Coleman built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Matthews, NC wearing No. 22, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Jaylen Coleman's career was his backfield work: 702 rushing yards, 174 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 106 receiving yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Duke. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 106 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.

The arc is straightforward: Jaylen Coleman moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Duke

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonDuke4224.24.5
2020 Regular SeasonDuke0-42
2021 Regular SeasonDuke1413.42.514
2022 PostseasonDuke53051.521.1516
2022 Regular SeasonDuke53051.521.10
2023 PostseasonDuke22240.912.8-308
2023 Regular SeasonDuke22240.912.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Virginia

Week 5 · W 38-17 · Conference game

Win with 97 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

97

Scrimmage Yards

78.5 takeover

97 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.

#2

@ Northwestern

Week 2 · W 31-23

83

Scrimmage Yards

76.5 takeover

Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

83 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.

#3

@ North Carolina

Week 11 · L 45-47 · Conference game

58

Scrimmage Yards

69.4 takeover

Loss with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

58 scrimmage yards and 23.3 usage.

#4

vs North Carolina A&T

Week 2 · W 45-13

34

Scrimmage Yards

63.1 takeover

Win with 34 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

34 scrimmage yards and 6.5 usage.

#5

vs UCF

Week 1 · W 30-13 · Postseason

55

Scrimmage Yards

57.2 takeover

Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

55 scrimmage yards and 13.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Duke

530 primary output · 51.5 efficiency · 21.1 usage

72.8

#2

2022 Regular Season · Duke

72.8

530 primary · 51.5 efficiency · 21.1 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Duke

46.3

222 primary · 40.9 efficiency · 12.8 usage

Milestones

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100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games