Player Career

Jaylen Raynor Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jaylen Raynor story

Jaylen Raynor built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from Kernersville, NC wearing No. 1, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Jaylen Raynor's career was his passing role: 8,690 passing yards, 52 touchdown passes, 1,205 attempts, and 1,195 rushing yards across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Arkansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,195 rushing yards, 11 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State.

The arc is straightforward: Jaylen Raynor 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

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

  1. 1

    Arkansas State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202320232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonArkansas State2,92364.431.7
2023 Regular SeasonArkansas State2,92364.431.70
2024 PostseasonArkansas State3,17057.227.6247
2024 Regular SeasonArkansas State3,17057.227.60
2025 PostseasonArkansas State3,79260.634.2622
2025 Regular SeasonArkansas State3,79260.634.20

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Arkansas State to Iowa StateG5/FCS to P484.7Jan 4, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 65 Texas State

Week 6 · W 31-30 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

340

Total Offense

86.2 takeover

340 total offense with 71.2 efficiency.

#2

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 8 · L 17-27 · Conference game

358

Total Offense

82.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

358 total offense with 62.9 efficiency.

#3

@ No. 111 App State

Week 14 · W 30-29 · Conference game

389

Total Offense

82 takeover

Win with 389 yards of offense and 61 efficiency.

389 total offense with 61 efficiency.

#4

vs Tulsa

Week 2 · W 28-24

328

Total Offense

80.9 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

328 total offense with 64.5 efficiency.

#5

vs Troy

Week 9 · W 34-31 · Conference game

420

Total Offense

79.1 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

420 total offense with 73.6 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Arkansas State

3,792 primary output · 60.6 efficiency · 34.2 usage

81

#2

2025 Regular Season · Arkansas State

81

3,792 primary · 60.6 efficiency · 34.2 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Arkansas State

72

2,923 primary · 64.4 efficiency · 31.7 usage

Milestones

16

250+ passing yards

14

300+ total offense

13

3+ TD games

21

Above avg efficiency