Running back, Texas, 2022–⁠24

Jaydon Blue

Number
No. 23
Height
6′0″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Houston, TX
Born
Jan 8, 2004

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Jaydon Blue played running back at Texas (2022–⁠24). The Dallas Cowboys took Blue in round 5, No. 149 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
730
Rushing yards, 2024 (Texas, 13–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 149
Round 5, 2025 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

146rushing yards, career highvs. Clemson, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UL Monroe, 20247catches, career highvs. Georgia, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Ohio State, 2024

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Texas15332.2010
2023Texas653986.1369
2024Texas1347305.4877
Career2141,1615.41177

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Texas141359.6119
2024Texas423688.8645
Career565039.0745

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Texas23RBFr.
2023Texas23RBSo.
2024Texas23RBJr.6′0″200

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
2022Texas15-0.30––-4.5––
2023Texas710.1853rd (n=450)0.1712.610%0.08
2024Texas1800.2373rd (n=434)0.1641.217%0.11

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.

Game by game

2024 Texas 15 games, 730 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Colorado StateW 52–⁠0115703370
Sep 7atMichiganW 31–⁠1292206371
Sep 21vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠3251243131
Sep 28vs.Mississippi StateW 35–⁠1363611100
Oct 12vs.OklahomaW 34–⁠3103003180
Oct 19vs.GeorgiaL 15–⁠30–––7481
Oct 26atVanderbiltW 27–⁠24104703240
Nov 9vs.FloridaW 49–⁠1756013670
Nov 16atArkansasW 20–⁠10148303190
Nov 23vs.KentuckyW 31–⁠1415961150
Nov 30atTexas A&MW 17–⁠7570171
Dec 7vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠222202−80
Dec 21 ✦vs.ClemsonW 38–⁠241414622310
Jan 1 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 39–⁠314401110
Jan 10 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 14–⁠2841605592
2023 Texas 11 games, 398 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.RiceW 37–⁠1010550–––
Sep 9atAlabamaW 34–⁠241−20170
Sep 16vs.WyomingW 31–⁠105140–––
Sep 23atBaylorW 38–⁠63170–––
Sep 30vs.KansasW 40–⁠144280–––
Oct 28vs.BYUW 35–⁠64441–––
Nov 4vs.Kansas StateW 33–⁠302110–––
Nov 18atIowa StateW 26–⁠1671804310
Nov 24vs.Texas TechW 57–⁠71012112140
Dec 2vs.Oklahoma StateW 49–⁠21103303381
Jan 1 ✦vs.WashingtonL 31–⁠3795914450
2022 Texas 3 games, 33 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠10330–––
Oct 8vs.OklahomaW 49–⁠05140–––
Nov 19atKansasW 55–⁠147160–––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height5′9″
Weight196 lb
Arm length29⅞″
Hand size8¼″
Wingspan75½″
40-yard dash4.38 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Vertical jump29½″W
Broad jump10′3″W

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Dallas Cowboys538129115

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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