Player Dossier

2022-2024

West 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.

Usage Score

4.2

Efficiency

48.3

Consistency

71.1

Season Value

34.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · West Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
West Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Jaylen Anderson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · West Virginia. Jaylen Anderson leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.3 efficiency.

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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

Arizona

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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

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Wins14 · n=2 · +6.5 vs Losses
Losses7.5 · n=2 · -6.5 vs Wins
First Half16.5 · n=2 · +11.5 vs Second Half
Second Half5 · n=2 · -11.5 vs First Half

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

Result
Sat 10/26@ ArizonaW 31-26199
Sat 10/19vs Kansas StateL 18-45310.3000.3
Sat 10/5@ Oklahoma StateW 38-143196.3006.3
Sat 8/31vs Penn StateL 12-343144.7004.7

Career Arc

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

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    West Virginia

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonWest Virginia29061.412.7
2023 PostseasonWest Virginia18941.412.1-101
2023 Regular SeasonWest Virginia18941.412.10
2024 Regular SeasonWest Virginia4348.34.2-146

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oklahoma State

Win with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

155

Primary metric

155 scrimmage yards and 29.4 usage.

#2

Oklahoma State

19

Primary metric

Win with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

19 scrimmage yards and 4 usage.

#3

Pittsburgh

62

Primary metric

Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

62 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#4

Unknown

38

Primary metric

Game with 38 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

38 scrimmage yards and 6.1 usage.

#5

Kansas State

69

Primary metric

Loss with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 14 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · West Virginia

290 primary output · 61.4 efficiency · 12.7 usage

52.2

#2

2023 Postseason · West Virginia

44.3

189 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 12.1 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · West Virginia

44.3

189 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 12.1 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8991

Perry · Perry, OH

Committed To
West Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

522

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jaylen Anderson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
456