Usage Score
8.2
Player Dossier
2023-2025Clemson
RB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Roanoke, AL, USA
Jay Haynes leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Usage Score
8.2
Efficiency
44.3
Consistency
32.3
Season Value
45.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Clemson
Snapshot
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.
Jay Haynes, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Clemson. Jay Haynes leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Clemson paired 327 primary output with 44.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
29.7
Efficiency
44.3
Usage
8.2
Consistency
32.3
Best Game by takeover score
SMU
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: -1. App State: 51. NC State: 59. Stanford: 18. Florida State: 10. Wake Forest: 9. Virginia: 34. Louisville: 0. Unknown: 118. South Carolina: 11. SMU: 18
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High volume / high quality
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High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 1 by 0. App State: 6 by 85.4. NC State: 10 by 57.4. Stanford: 6 by 31.3. Florida State: 2 by 33.3. Wake Forest: 3 by 46.9. Virginia: 8 by 44.5. Louisville: 1 by 0. Unknown: 5 by 100. South Carolina: 2 by 57.3. SMU: 6 by 31.3
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
100 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/8 | @ SMU | W 34-31 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Sat 11/30 | vs South Carolina | L 14-17 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Unknown100 rush yards · 2+ TD | — | 5 | 118 | 23.60 | 2 | — | — | 23.6 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Louisville | L 21-33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Virginia | W 48-31 | 7 | 30 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Wake Forest | W 49-14 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Florida State | W 29-13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Stanford | W 40-14 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs NC State | W 59-35 | 8 | 42 | 5.30 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5.9 |
| Sun 9/8 | vs App State | W 66-20 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Georgia | L 3-34 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Clemson
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | Clemson | 55 | 61.6 | 4 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Clemson | 55 | 61.6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Clemson | 327 | 44.3 | 8.2 | 272 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | -327 |
#1 Featured game
Unknown
Game with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118
Primary metric
118 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.
#2
Unknown
34
Primary metric
Game with 34 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
34 scrimmage yards and 6.4 usage.
#3
App State
51
Primary metric
Win with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
51 scrimmage yards and 9.1 usage.
#4
NC State
59
Primary metric
Win with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
59 scrimmage yards and 18.5 usage.
#5
Florida Atlantic
21
Primary metric
Win with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
21 scrimmage yards and 5.7 usage.
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Clemson
327 primary output · 44.3 efficiency · 8.2 usage
45.9
#2
2023 Postseason · Clemson
36.4
55 primary · 61.6 efficiency · 4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Clemson
36.4
55 primary · 61.6 efficiency · 4 usage
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8614
Handley · Roanoke, AL
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
382
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 14 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Jay Haynes quick answers
Recruiting profile
3-star recruit