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Player Dossier
2012-2015Ole Miss
Jaylen Walton
RB • 5'8" • Memphis, TN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jaylen Walton leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Ole Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Player Story
Jaylen Walton built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 6, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of Jaylen Walton's career was his backfield work: 1,957...
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- Committed To
- Ole Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Jaylen Walton, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Ole Miss. Jaylen Walton leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,706
- Rushing yards
- 1,957
- Receiving yards
- 749
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
Jaylen Walton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,706
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Ole Miss
- Top game
- Mississippi State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ridgeway · Ole Miss
- High school pipeline
- Ridgeway · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2015
- 2015 Scrimmage yards rank
- 894 scrimmage yards · RB 91st (top 17%) · SEC 19th (top 7%) · National 166th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 119 | 62 | 57 | 3 | 22.4 |
| 2013 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 62.9 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 789 | 470 | 319 | 8 | 62.9 |
| 2014 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 62.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 784 | 583 | 201 | 7 | 62.4 |
| 2015 Postseason | Ole Miss | 12 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 0 | 69.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 12 | 856 | 690 | 166 | 5 | 69.8 |
Related Context
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Jaylen Walton played RB for Ole Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jaylen Walton recorded 1,957 rushing yards, 749 receiving yards, and 23 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Ole Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Ole Miss paired 894 primary output with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Win with 168 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Ole Miss
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
60.9
Efficiency
53.2
Usage
18.3
Consistency
55.6
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. TCU: 8. Boise State: 48. Vanderbilt: 35. Louisiana: 137. Memphis: 87. Alabama: 49. Texas A&M: 49. Tennessee: 61. LSU: 70. Auburn: 21. Presbyterian: 0. Arkansas: 59. Mississippi State: 168
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 9 by 6. Boise State: 7 by 28.6. Vanderbilt: 8 by 45.6. Louisiana: 9 by 100. Memphis: 12 by 79. Alabama: 12 by 39.2. Texas A&M: 9 by 56.7. Tennessee: 11 by 60.6. LSU: 16 by 33.3. Auburn: 7 by 35.4. Arkansas: 9 by 60.4. Mississippi State: 16 by 93.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins70.4 · Games = 9 · +30.9 vs Losses
Losses39.5 · Games = 4 · -30.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ TCU | L 3-42 | 8 | 3 | 0.40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Mississippi State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-17 | 14 | 148 | 10.60 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.5 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Arkansas | L 0-30 | 7 | 37 | 5.30 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 6.6 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Presbyterian | W 48-0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Auburn | L 31-35 | 6 | 22 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ LSU | L 7-10 | 12 | 29 | 2.40 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 4.4 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Tennessee | W 34-3 | 10 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Sun 10/12 | @ Texas A&M | W 35-20 | 9 | 49 | 5.40 | 0 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Alabama | W 23-17 | 11 | 39 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Memphis | W 24-3 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7.3 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Louisiana2+ TD | W 56-15 | 7 | 89 | 12.70 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 15.2 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Vanderbilt | W 41-3 | 8 | 35 | 4.40 | 1 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Boise State | W 35-13 | 4 | -3 | -0.80 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 6.9 |
Player Story
Jaylen Walton story
Jaylen Walton built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 6, spending time with Ole Miss. The clearest part of Jaylen Walton's career was his backfield work: 1,957 rushing yards, 384 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 749 receiving yards across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Ole Miss. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 749 receiving yards and 2,036 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ole Miss.
The arc is straightforward: Jaylen Walton 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
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Ole Miss
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122012201320132014201420152015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Postseason | Ole Miss | 175 | 48.5 | 3.2 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 175 | 48.5 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Ole Miss | 845 | 48.8 | 16.8 | 670 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 845 | 48.8 | 16.8 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Ole Miss | 792 | 53.2 | 18.3 | -53 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 792 | 53.2 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Ole Miss | 894 | 53.6 | 22.6 | 102 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 894 | 53.6 | 22.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Mississippi State
Week 14 · W 31-17 · Conference game
Win with 168 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
168
Scrimmage Yards
97.9 takeover
168 scrimmage yards and 38.1 usage.
#2
vs Vanderbilt
Week 4 · W 27-16 · Conference game
134
Scrimmage Yards
88.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
134 scrimmage yards and 34.9 usage.
#3
@ Mississippi State
Week 13 · W 38-27 · Conference game
127
Scrimmage Yards
85.4 takeover
Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
127 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.
#4
vs LSU
Week 8 · W 27-24 · Conference game
130
Scrimmage Yards
78.4 takeover
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
130 scrimmage yards and 29.7 usage.
#5
vs Troy
Week 12 · W 51-21
143
Scrimmage Yards
77.5 takeover
Win with 143 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
143 scrimmage yards and 11.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Ole Miss
894 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 22.6 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Ole Miss
69.8
894 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 22.6 usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Ole Miss
62.9
845 primary · 48.8 efficiency · 16.8 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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