Running back, NC State, 2024–⁠26

Jayden Scott

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Stockbridge, GA

Jayden Scott plays running back for NC State. Last time out, against Louisville: 5 carries, 12 yards. Scott leads NC State in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

358 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 5 carries, 12 yards vs. Louisville, W 31–⁠28

Next game: at Stanford, Oct 23

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 20@UVA
  2. 128RICH
  3. 50@VAN
  4. 148APP
  5. 12LOU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

196rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. App State, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024NC State341.304
2025NC State1065955.6469
2026NC State623585.8465
Career1719575.6869

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2025NC State112340

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025NC State151328.8028
2026NC State3217.0011
Career181538.5028

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024NC State1RBFr.
2025NC State1RBSo.
2026NC State1RBJr.5′10″225

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
2024NC State3-0.22––-0.7––
2025NC State1210.0846th (n=576)0.1010.114%0.10
2026NC State630.1050th (n=478)0.106.417%0.13

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
2025NC State46%3.101.201.4023%
2026NC State42%3.001.202.0024%

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 NC State 5 games, 358 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 29atVirginiaL 8–⁠347200––
Sep 11vs.RichmondW 73–⁠091282––
Sep 19atVanderbiltL 31–⁠3516500––
Sep 26vs.App StateW 41–⁠31251482––
Oct 3vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠285120––
2025 NC State 13 games, 595 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 28vs.East CarolinaW 24–⁠174130––
Sep 6vs.VirginiaW 35–⁠318300––
Sep 11atWake ForestW 34–⁠247230119
Sep 20atDukeL 33–⁠457350362
Sep 27vs.Virginia TechL 21–⁠23361––
Oct 4vs.CampbellW 56–⁠1010892––
Oct 11atNotre DameL 7–⁠365150117
Oct 25atPittsburghL 34–⁠5332406136
Nov 1vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠36241961––
Nov 15atMiamiL 7–⁠417140––
Nov 21vs.Florida StateW 21–⁠114150––
Nov 29vs.North CarolinaW 42–⁠195270––
Dec 19 ✦vs.MemphisW 31–⁠7191080––
2024 NC State 1 game, 4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Nov 2vs.StanfordW 59–⁠28340––

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

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