Player Dossier

2022-2025

Washington State

Jaylen Jenkins

RB • 5'8" • 175 lbs • Allen, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jaylen Jenkins leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.3 efficiency.

Usage Score

4.9

Efficiency

46.3

Consistency

18.4

Season Value

26.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Washington State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Washington State • Texas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: USC

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 Jenkins, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Washington State. Jaylen Jenkins leans balanced backfield option traits and 46.3 efficiency.

Player insights

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.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Texas State

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

15.9

Efficiency

46.3

Usage

4.9

Consistency

18.4

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rice: 3. Eastern Michigan: 74. UTSA: 52. Arizona State: 19. Unknown: 18. Arkansas State: 9. Troy: 0. Marshall: 0. James Madison: 0. Louisiana: 0. South Alabama: 0

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. Rice: 3 by 10.4. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 100. UTSA: 7 by 77.4. Arizona State: 5 by 37.7. Unknown: 9 by 20.8. Arkansas State: 3 by 31.3

Split Comparison

Wins32.3 · n=4 · +27.6 vs Losses
Losses4.7 · n=6 · -27.6 vs Wins
First Half29.2 · n=6 · +29.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=5 · -29.2 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

100 vs Eastern Michigan

Result
Fri 1/2vs RiceW 41-1033101
Sat 11/29vs South AlabamaW 49-26
Sat 11/8@ LouisianaL 39-42
Wed 10/29vs James MadisonL 20-52
Sat 10/18@ MarshallL 37-40
Sun 10/12vs TroyL 41-48
Sat 10/4@ Arkansas StateL 30-3139303
Sun 9/21vs Unknown918202
Sun 9/14@ Arizona StateL 15-344143.500153.8
Sat 9/6@ UTSAW 43-367527.4017.4
Sun 8/31vs Eastern MichiganW 52-2757414.80114.8

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Washington State

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Texas State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonWashington State49355.214.4
2023 Regular SeasonWashington State12340.67.5-370
2024 Regular SeasonTexas State1763.62.3-106
2025 PostseasonTexas State17546.34.9158
2025 Regular SeasonTexas State17546.34.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

USC

Loss with 184 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

184

Primary metric

184 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

#2

Eastern Michigan

74

Primary metric

Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

74 scrimmage yards and 8.8 usage.

#3

Unknown

11

Primary metric

Game with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

11 scrimmage yards and 1.4 usage.

#4

Wisconsin

39

Primary metric

Win with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

39 scrimmage yards and 7.1 usage.

#5

UTSA

52

Primary metric

Win with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

52 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Washington State

493 primary output · 55.2 efficiency · 14.4 usage

53.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Texas State

35.7

17 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 2.3 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Washington State

33.1

123 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8478

Allen · Allen, TX

Committed To
Washington State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

808

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 30 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career rushing yards
644