Player Dossier

2023-2025

Clemson

Jay Haynes

RB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Roanoke, AL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

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

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Player insights

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

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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

2024 Regular Season · Clemson

Games

11

Scrimmage Yards / G

29.7

Efficiency

44.3

Usage

8.2

Consistency

32.3

Best Game by takeover score

SMU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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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

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. 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

Split Comparison

Wins28.4 · n=7 · +25.1 vs Losses
Losses3.3 · n=3 · -25.1 vs Wins
First Half24.3 · n=6 · -11.9 vs Second Half
Second Half36.2 · n=5 · +11.9 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

Unknown

Best efficiency game

100 vs Unknown

Result
Sun 12/8@ SMUW 34-3151530133
Sat 11/30vs South CarolinaL 14-172115.5005.5
Sat 11/23vs Unknown100 rush yards · 2+ TD511823.60223.6
Sat 11/2vs LouisvilleL 21-3310000
Sat 10/19vs VirginiaW 48-317304.300144.3
Sat 10/12@ Wake ForestW 49-142115.5001-23
Sat 10/5@ Florida StateW 29-131220185
Sat 9/28vs StanfordW 40-14618303
Sat 9/21vs NC StateW 59-358425.3012175.9
Sun 9/8vs App StateW 66-205499.800128.5
Sat 8/31@ GeorgiaL 3-341-1-10-1

Career Arc

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

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    Clemson

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonClemson5561.64
2023 Regular SeasonClemson5561.640
2024 Regular SeasonClemson32744.38.2272
2025 Regular SeasonClemson0-327

Signature Performances

Top Games

#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.

Top Seasons

#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

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8614

Handley · Roanoke, AL

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

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.

Quick Answers

Jay Haynes quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
330