Player Career

Jaylen Warren Career Story

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

Player Story

Jaylen Warren story

Jaylen Warren built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Salt Lake City, UT wearing No. 22, spending time with Oklahoma State and Utah State. The clearest part of Jaylen Warren's career was his backfield work: 2,037 rushing yards, 407 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 440 receiving yards across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Oklahoma State. 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 440 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oklahoma State and Utah State.

The arc is straightforward: Jaylen Warren 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

    Utah State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oklahoma State

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonUtah State0
2018 Regular SeasonUtah State00
2019 PostseasonUtah State75149.217.3751
2019 Regular SeasonUtah State75149.217.30
2020 Regular SeasonUtah State28559.929.9-466
2021 PostseasonOklahoma State1,44149.434.11,156
2021 Regular SeasonOklahoma State1,44149.434.10

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Utah State to Oklahoma StateG5/FCS to P474.3Dec 16, 2020

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Fresno State

Week 11 · L 16-35 · Conference game

Loss with 163 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

163

Scrimmage Yards

92.7 takeover

163 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.

#2

@ Boise State

Week 3 · W 21-20

218

Scrimmage Yards

90.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

218 scrimmage yards and 50.8 usage.

#3

@ Wake Forest

Week 1 · L 35-38

142

Scrimmage Yards

88.5 takeover

Loss with 142 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

142 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

#4

vs Kansas State

Week 4 · W 31-20 · Conference game

204

Scrimmage Yards

83.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

204 scrimmage yards and 47.7 usage.

#5

@ Texas

Week 7 · W 32-24 · Conference game

193

Scrimmage Yards

82.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

193 scrimmage yards and 51.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Oklahoma State

1,441 primary output · 49.4 efficiency · 34.1 usage

76

#2

2021 Regular Season · Oklahoma State

76

1,441 primary · 49.4 efficiency · 34.1 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Utah State

58.3

285 primary · 59.9 efficiency · 29.9 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

4

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games