Running back, Central Michigan (from Holy Cross), 2023–⁠26

Jayden Clerveaux

Number
No. 31
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Everett, MA

Jayden Clerveaux plays running back for Central Michigan, after Holy Cross (2023–⁠25). Last time out, at Ohio: 4 carries, 20 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

239 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 4 carries, 20 yards, 1 TD at Ohio, L 14–⁠31

Next game: vs. Miami (OH), Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 18@UNM
  2. 25COLG
  3. 81WYO
  4. 13@MIA
  5. 82AKR
  6. 20@OHIO

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

165rushing yards, career highat Harvard, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Yale, 2024

Team titles: Patriot League champions, 2023 and 2024

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Holy Cross8313.9011
2024Holy Cross1908984.71135
2025Holy Cross1617624.7567
2026Central Michigan412395.8223
Career4001,9304.81867

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Holy Cross81900

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Holy Cross31RBFr.
2024Holy Cross31RBSo.
2025Holy Cross31RBJr.
2026Central Michigan31RBSr.5′11″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2025Holy Cross (FCS)1810.0741st (n=576)0.1012.323%–
2026Central Michigan440.3392nd (n=478)0.1014.413%0.27

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Central Michigan56%4.101.700.607%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Central Michigan 6 games, 239 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atNew MexicoL 7–⁠3821801011
Sep 12vs.ColgateW 13–⁠10525015––
Sep 19vs.WyomingW 24–⁠10128101118
Sep 26atMiamiL 3–⁠526130418
Oct 3vs.AkronW 41–⁠171282123––
Oct 10atOhioL 14–⁠31420115––
2025 Holy Cross 12 games, 762 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠1971307––
Sep 6atNew HampshireL 16–⁠19186611512
Sep 13vs.Rhode IslandL 7–⁠9829111––
Sep 20atYaleL 10–⁠28103209––
Sep 27atFordhamL 21–⁠261784114––
Oct 4vs.HarvardL 24–⁠599250612
Oct 18atRichmondW 28–⁠221277143111
Oct 25vs.ColgateL 28–⁠291879017115
Nov 1vs.LafayetteL 13–⁠2117135067––
Nov 8atLehighL 3–⁠388150610
Nov 15atBucknellW 37–⁠202114212317
Nov 22vs.GeorgetownW 42–⁠71665019––
2024 Holy Cross 12 games, 898 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atRhode IslandL 17–⁠202503––
Sep 7vs.New HampshireL 20–⁠211−200––
Sep 14atBryantW 43–⁠2215104132––
Sep 21vs.YaleL 31–⁠38174937––
Sep 28atSyracuseL 14–⁠42101004––
Oct 5atColgateW 38–⁠73303––
Oct 12vs.FordhamW 19–⁠1630159035––
Oct 19atHarvardL 34–⁠3527165220––
Oct 26atLafayetteW 34–⁠281995128––
Nov 9vs.LehighL 7–⁠102084020––
Nov 16vs.BucknellW 40–⁠382391230––
Nov 23atGeorgetownW 34–⁠023135229––
2023 Holy Cross 2 games, 31 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.MerrimackW 42–⁠2051507––
Nov 18vs.GeorgetownW 31–⁠10316011––

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

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