Running back, Youngstown State, 2024–⁠26

Jaden Gilbert

Number
No. 7
Height
5′10″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Elyria, OH

Jaden Gilbert plays running back for Youngstown State. Last time out, against Northern Iowa: 11 carries, 36 yards; 6 catches, 55 yards.

2026 so far

448 rushing yards, 6 TD

Last game: 11 carries, 36 yards; 6 catches, 55 yards vs. Northern Iowa, W 35–⁠22

Next game: vs. North Dakota, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 89MERC
  2. 20@UK
  3. 20DUQ
  4. 20@SDST
  5. 65SDAK
  6. 35@SIU
  7. 163@INST
  8. 36UNI

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

163rushing yards, career highat Indiana State, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highat Indiana State, 20266catches, career highvs. Northern Iowa, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024*Youngstown State181176.5136
2025Youngstown State966707.0373
2026Youngstown State674486.7665
Career1811,2356.81073

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024*Youngstown State393.005
2025Youngstown State424129.8139
2026Youngstown State272208.1225
Career726418.9339

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024*Youngstown State7960
2025Youngstown State320
Career10980

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Youngstown State7RBSo.
2025Youngstown State7RBJr.
2026Youngstown State7RBSr.5′10″180

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Youngstown State (FCS)1430.2385th (n=576)0.1032.918%
2026Youngstown State (FCS)960.3391st (n=478)0.1031.318%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Youngstown State 8 games, 448 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27vs.MercyhurstW 43–⁠1058912311
Sep 5atKentuckyL 13–⁠4552015240
Sep 12vs.DuquesneW 70–⁠137200131
Sep 19atSouth Dakota StateL 20–⁠2762005240
Sep 26vs.South DakotaW 47–⁠28116503410
Oct 3atSouthern IllinoisW 28–⁠1673513140
Oct 10atIndiana StateW 57–⁠241516332280
Oct 17vs.Northern IowaW 35–⁠22113606550
2025 Youngstown State 13 games, 670 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.MercyhurstW 24–⁠1593415340
Sep 6vs.Robert MorrisW 56–⁠1754802160
Sep 13atMichigan StateL 24–⁠4177214580
Sep 20atTowsonW 31–⁠28113804430
Oct 4vs.South Dakota StateL 30–⁠352604320
Oct 11atNorth DakotaL 17–⁠3571705370
Oct 18atIllinois StateW 40–⁠3591603230
Oct 25vs.Murray StateW 51–⁠17104904200
Nov 1atNorth Dakota StateL 30–⁠3866304420
Nov 8vs.Southern IllinoisW 48–⁠38914913441
Nov 15vs.Indiana StateW 48–⁠299910–––
Nov 22atNorthern IowaW 35–⁠3282102160
Nov 29vs.YaleL 42–⁠4346602470
2024 Youngstown State 9 games, 7 returns, 96 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.ValparaisoW 59–⁠252561–––
Sep 14vs.DuquesneL 25–⁠28––––––
Sep 21atPittsburghL 17–⁠733190–––
Sep 28atMissouri StateL 31–⁠38120–––
Oct 12atSouth Dakota StateL 13–⁠638270150
Oct 19vs.South DakotaL 17–⁠27120240
Oct 26vs.North DakotaW 41–⁠40––––––
Nov 9atSouthern IllinoisL 33–⁠37––––––
Nov 16vs.Northern IowaW 39–⁠383110–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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