Usage / Role
13%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2022-2025Texas State
RB • 5'8" • 175 lbs • Allen, TX, USA
Jaylen Jenkins leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.3 efficiency.
Usage / Role
13%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
2
Developing production for a back
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Washington State
Snapshot
Player Story
Jaylen Jenkins built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Allen, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Texas State and Washington State. The clearest part of Jaylen Jenkins' career was his...
Read the storyJaylen Jenkins, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Washington State. Jaylen Jenkins leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 493 | 395 | 98 | 3 | 60.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 6 | 123 | 62 | 61 | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas State | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | Texas State | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas State | 11 | 172 | 167 | 5 | 4 | 28.5 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 18 | Dec 14, 2025 |
| 2024 | Washington State to Texas State | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 76.8 | Dec 4, 2023 |
Jaylen Jenkins played RB for Washington State and Texas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylen Jenkins recorded 644 rushing yards, 164 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Washington State.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Washington State paired 493 primary output with 55.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.3 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Washington State, Texas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
15.9
Efficiency
46.3
Usage
4.9
Consistency
18.4
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rice: 3. Eastern Michigan: 74. UTSA: 52. Arizona State: 19. Nicholls: 18. Arkansas State: 9. Troy: 0. Marshall: 0. James Madison: 0. Louisiana: 0. South Alabama: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 3 by 10.4. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 100. UTSA: 7 by 77.4. Arizona State: 5 by 37.7. Nicholls: 9 by 20.8. Arkansas State: 3 by 31.3
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11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/2 | vs Rice | W 41-10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs South Alabama | W 49-26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Louisiana | L 39-42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wed 10/29 | vs James Madison | L 20-52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Marshall | L 37-40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/12 | vs Troy | L 41-48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Arkansas State | L 30-31 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Nicholls | W 35-3 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sun 9/14 | @ Arizona State | L 15-34 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ UTSA | W 43-36 | 7 | 52 | 7.40 | 1 | — | — | 7.4 |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 52-27 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 1 | — | — | 14.8 |
Player Story
Jaylen Jenkins built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Allen, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Texas State and Washington State. The clearest part of Jaylen Jenkins' career was his backfield work: 644 rushing yards, 121 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 164 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 164 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 622 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jaylen Jenkins' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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Washington State
2022-2023
Opening stop
Texas State
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Washington State | 493 | 55.2 | 14.4 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Washington State | 123 | 40.6 | 7.5 | -370 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas State | 17 | 63.6 | 2.3 | -106 |
| 2025 Postseason | Texas State | 175 | 46.3 | 4.9 | 158 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Texas State | 175 | 46.3 | 4.9 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
@ USC
Week 6 · L 14-30 · Conference game
Loss with 184 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
184
Scrimmage Yards
96.5 takeover
184 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.
#2
vs No. 119 Eastern Michigan
Week 1 · W 52-27
74
Scrimmage Yards
75 takeover
Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74 scrimmage yards and 8.8 usage.
#3
vs Lamar
Week 1 · W 34-27
11
Scrimmage Yards
66.6 takeover
Win with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
11 scrimmage yards and 1.4 usage.
#4
vs Wisconsin
Week 2 · W 31-22
39
Scrimmage Yards
65.1 takeover
Win with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
39 scrimmage yards and 7.1 usage.
#5
@ No. 62 UTSA
Week 2 · W 43-36
52
Scrimmage Yards
61.1 takeover
Win with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
52 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Washington State
493 primary output · 55.2 efficiency · 14.4 usage
60.5
#2
2024 Regular Season · Texas State
36.7
17 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Washington State
36.6
123 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 7.5 usage
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100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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