Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024West Virginia
Jaylen Anderson
RB • 5'11" • 220 lbs • Perry, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jaylen Anderson leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
7
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · West Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Jaylen Anderson built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a running back from Perry, OH, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Jaylen Anderson's career was his backfield work: 456 rushing...
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- Committed To
- West Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Jaylen Anderson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · West Virginia. Jaylen Anderson leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 522
- Rushing yards
- 456
- Receiving yards
- 66
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Jaylen Anderson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 522
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · West Virginia
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Perry · West Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Perry · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Junior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 43 scrimmage yards · RB 559th (top 79%) · Big 12 221st (top 72%) · National 1,852nd (top 70%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 5 | 290 | 275 | 15 | 2 | 58.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | West Virginia | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | West Virginia | 7 | 171 | 129 | 42 | 1 | 50.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | West Virginia | 4 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 36.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia to Unlisted | P4 to Unlisted | 18 | Apr 16, 2025 |
Jaylen Anderson played RB for West Virginia. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jaylen Anderson recorded 456 rushing yards, 66 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2022 with West Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
West Virginia paired 290 primary output with 61.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 48.3 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: Oklahoma State
Win with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · West Virginia
Games
4
Scrimmage Yards / G
10.8
Efficiency
48.3
Usage
4.2
Consistency
71.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 14. Oklahoma State: 19. Kansas State: 1. Arizona: 9
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 3 by 48.6. Oklahoma State: 3 by 66. Kansas State: 3 by 3.5. Arizona: 1 by 75
Split Comparison
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Wins14 · Games = 2 · +6.5 vs Losses
Losses7.5 · Games = 2 · -6.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
75 vs Arizona
Player Story
Jaylen Anderson story
Jaylen Anderson built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a running back from Perry, OH, spending time with West Virginia. The clearest part of Jaylen Anderson's career was his backfield work: 456 rushing yards, 88 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 66 receiving yards across 16 career games in the available record. His career also includes 66 receiving yards and 25 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jaylen Anderson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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West Virginia
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 290 | 61.4 | 12.7 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | West Virginia | 189 | 41.4 | 12.1 | -101 |
| 2023 Regular Season | West Virginia | 189 | 41.4 | 12.1 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | West Virginia | 43 | 48.3 | 4.2 | -146 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma State
Week 13 · W 24-19 · Conference game
Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
155
Scrimmage Yards
92.4 takeover
155 scrimmage yards and 29.4 usage.
#2
vs Pittsburgh
Week 3 · W 17-6
62
Scrimmage Yards
76.4 takeover
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.
#3
@ Oklahoma State
Week 6 · W 38-14 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
59.1 takeover
Win with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
19 scrimmage yards and 4 usage.
#4
vs Kansas State
Week 12 · L 31-48 · Conference game
69
Scrimmage Yards
58.5 takeover
Loss with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
69 scrimmage yards and 14 usage.
#5
vs Duquesne
Week 2 · W 56-17
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Scrimmage Yards
56.1 takeover
Win with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
38 scrimmage yards and 6.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · West Virginia
290 primary output · 61.4 efficiency · 12.7 usage
58.3
#2
2023 Postseason · West Virginia
50.1
189 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 12.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · West Virginia
50.1
189 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 12.1 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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