Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Iowa State
Jaylon Jackson
RB • 5'7" • 180 lbs • Burleson, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jaylon Jackson leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
56
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan • Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Jaylon Jackson built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a running back from Burleson, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Eastern Michigan and Iowa State. The clearest part of Jaylon Jackson's career was...
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- Committed To
- Lamar
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jaylon Jackson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan. Jaylon Jackson leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,780
- Rushing yards
- 1,378
- Receiving yards
- 402
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Jaylon Jackson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,780
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Centennial · Lamar
- High school pipeline
- Centennial · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 429 scrimmage yards · RB 222nd (top 32%) · Big 12 65th (top 21%) · National 539th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 54.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 487 | 360 | 127 | 3 | 54.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 795 | 574 | 221 | 6 | 71.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 13 | 429 | 388 | 41 | 3 | 39.9 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eastern Michigan to Iowa State | G5/FCS to P4 | 78.9 | Dec 29, 2023 |
Jaylon Jackson played RB for Eastern Michigan and Iowa State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaylon Jackson recorded 1,378 rushing yards, 402 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Eastern Michigan paired 810 primary output with 47.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 37.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Eastern Michigan, Iowa State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Win with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
33
Efficiency
37.7
Usage
13.4
Consistency
30.8
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Dakota: 16. Iowa: 28. Arkansas State: 53. Houston: 99. Baylor: 107. West Virginia: 25. UCF: 15. Texas Tech: 12. Kansas: 29. Cincinnati: -2. Utah: 17. Kansas State: 15. Arizona State: 15
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Dakota: 5 by 33.6. Iowa: 6 by 51.9. Arkansas State: 10 by 55.2. Houston: 15 by 70.4. Baylor: 15 by 74.3. West Virginia: 14 by 17.3. UCF: 8 by 19.5. Texas Tech: 6 by 20.8. Kansas: 3 by 46.5. Cincinnati: 2 by 0. Utah: 8 by 22.1. Kansas State: 4 by 39.1. Arizona State: 4 by 39.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins37.3 · Games = 10 · +18.6 vs Losses
Losses18.7 · Games = 3 · -18.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
74.3 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/7 | @ Arizona State | L 19-45 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Kansas State | W 29-21 | 4 | 15 | 3.80 | 0 | — | — | 3.8 |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Utah | W 31-28 | 8 | 17 | 2.10 | 0 | — | — | 2.1 |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Cincinnati | W 34-17 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Kansas | L 36-45 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9.7 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Texas Tech | L 22-23 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs UCF | W 38-35 | 8 | 15 | 1.90 | 0 | — | — | 1.9 |
| Sun 10/13 | @ West Virginia | W 28-16 | 12 | 19 | 1.60 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.8 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Baylor100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 43-21 | 15 | 107 | 7.10 | 2 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Houston | W 20-0 | 14 | 96 | 6.90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Arkansas State | W 52-7 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Iowa | W 20-19 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs North Dakota | W 21-3 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.2 |
Player Story
Jaylon Jackson story
Jaylon Jackson built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a running back from Burleson, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Eastern Michigan and Iowa State. The clearest part of Jaylon Jackson's career was his backfield work: 1,378 rushing yards, 321 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 402 receiving yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Eastern Michigan. 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 402 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 1,104 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Eastern Michigan and Iowa State.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylon Jackson 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
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- 1
Eastern Michigan
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Iowa State
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 541 | 48 | 14.8 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 541 | 48 | 14.8 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Eastern Michigan | 810 | 47.7 | 25.5 | 269 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 810 | 47.7 | 25.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 429 | 37.7 | 13.4 | -381 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 7 · L 10-39 · Conference game
Loss with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
108
Scrimmage Yards
82.8 takeover
108 scrimmage yards and 47.4 usage.
#2
vs Baylor
Week 6 · W 43-21 · Conference game
107
Scrimmage Yards
81.5 takeover
Win with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107 scrimmage yards and 24.6 usage.
#3
@ Houston
Week 5 · W 20-0 · Conference game
99
Scrimmage Yards
80.3 takeover
Win with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
99 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.
#4
vs Western Michigan
Week 9 · L 21-45 · Conference game
122
Scrimmage Yards
80.2 takeover
Loss with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
122 scrimmage yards and 29.5 usage.
#5
vs Massachusetts
Week 3 · W 19-17
89
Scrimmage Yards
80 takeover
Win with 89 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
89 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
810 primary output · 47.7 efficiency · 25.5 usage
71.6
#2
2023 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
71.6
810 primary · 47.7 efficiency · 25.5 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · Eastern Michigan
54.1
541 primary · 48 efficiency · 14.8 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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