Player Dossier

2021-2023

Tennessee

Jaylen Wright

RB • 5'11" • 210 lbs • Durham, NC, USA

Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency

Jaylen Wright leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 70 efficiency.

Usage / Role

55%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

70

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

73

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

71

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Tennessee

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Tennessee
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Austin Peay

Player Story

Jaylen Wright built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Durham, NC, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Jaylen Wright's career was his backfield work: 2,297 rushing yards,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8567

Rabun Gap-Nacoochee · Rabun Gap, GA

Committed To
Georgia Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 20
Overall
No. 120
NFL Team
Miami Dolphins

Jaylen Wright, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Tennessee. Jaylen Wright leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 70 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,468
Rushing yards
2,297
Receiving yards
171
Touchdowns
18

Quick Answers

Jaylen Wright quick answers

Latest team and position
Tennessee · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,468
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · Tennessee
Top game
Austin Peay
Recruit profile
3-star · Rabun Gap-Nacoochee · Georgia Tech
High school pipeline
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 4 · Pick 20 · Miami Dolphins
Latest roster
Junior
2023 Scrimmage yards rank
1,154 scrimmage yards · RB 42nd (top 6%) · SEC 8th (top 3%) · National 58th (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2021 PostseasonTennessee954540048.8
2021 Regular SeasonTennessee937735522448.8
2022 PostseasonTennessee1389890063.8
2022 Regular SeasonTennessee1379478681063.8
2023 Regular SeasonTennessee121,1541,013141479

Related Context

Jaylen Wright played RB for Tennessee. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaylen Wright recorded 2,297 rushing yards, 171 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Tennessee.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Tennessee paired 1,154 primary output with 70 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 70 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Austin Peay

Win with 136 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2023 Regular Season · Tennessee

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

96.2

Efficiency

70

Usage

23.3

Consistency

79.5

Best Game by takeover score

Austin Peay

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 123. Austin Peay: 136. Florida: 84. UTSA: 27. South Carolina: 123. Texas A&M: 136. Alabama: 66. Kentucky: 122. UConn: 120. Missouri: 43. Georgia: 90. Vanderbilt: 84

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia: 14 by 86.6. Austin Peay: 16 by 85.4. Florida: 20 by 42.1. UTSA: 5 by 47.5. South Carolina: 16 by 80.1. Texas A&M: 19 by 74.6. Alabama: 18 by 27.8. Kentucky: 12 by 92.4. UConn: 9 by 100. Missouri: 9 by 39.6. Georgia: 9 by 91.7. Vanderbilt: 12 by 71.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins108.9 · Games = 8 · +38.1 vs Losses
Losses70.8 · Games = 4 · -38.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Austin Peay

Best efficiency game

100 vs UConn

Result
Sat 11/25vs VanderbiltW 48-2411756.800197
Sat 11/18vs GeorgiaL 10-3899010110
Sat 11/11@ MissouriL 7-367223.1002214.8
Sat 11/4vs UConn100 rush yardsW 59-3811314.1011713.3
Sat 10/28@ Kentucky100 rush yardsW 33-271112010.9011210.2
Sat 10/21@ AlabamaL 20-341122207443.7
Sat 10/14vs Texas A&M100 rush yardsW 20-13191367.2007.2
Sat 9/30vs South Carolina100 rush yardsW 41-20161237.7017.7
Sat 9/23vs UTSAW 45-14416401115.4
Sat 9/16@ FloridaL 16-2916633.9004214.2
Sat 9/9vs Austin Peay100 rush yardsW 30-13131189.1003188.5
Sat 9/2vs Virginia100 rush yardsW 49-13121159.600288.8

Player Story

Jaylen Wright story

Jaylen Wright built his college career from 2021 through 2023 as a running back from Durham, NC, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Jaylen Wright's career was his backfield work: 2,297 rushing yards, 368 carries, 18 rushing touchdowns, and 171 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 171 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jaylen Wright's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Tennessee

    2021-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 PostseasonTennessee43149.616.3
2021 Regular SeasonTennessee43149.616.30
2022 PostseasonTennessee88357.518452
2022 Regular SeasonTennessee88357.5180
2023 Regular SeasonTennessee1,1547023.3271

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Austin Peay

Week 2 · W 30-13

Win with 136 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

90.6 takeover

136 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.

#2

vs Texas A&M

Week 7 · W 20-13 · Conference game

136

Scrimmage Yards

88.4 takeover

Win with 136 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

136 scrimmage yards and 31.7 usage.

#3

vs Vanderbilt

Week 13 · W 45-21 · Conference game

112

Scrimmage Yards

86.7 takeover

Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.

#4

vs South Carolina

Week 5 · W 41-20 · Conference game

123

Scrimmage Yards

81.8 takeover

Win with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

123 scrimmage yards and 26.2 usage.

#5

vs UConn

Week 10 · W 59-3

120

Scrimmage Yards

78.4 takeover

Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · Tennessee

1,154 primary output · 70 efficiency · 23.3 usage

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#2

2022 Postseason · Tennessee

63.8

883 primary · 57.5 efficiency · 18 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Tennessee

63.8

883 primary · 57.5 efficiency · 18 usage

Milestones

8

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games