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
Career highs
146rushing yards, career highvs. Clemson, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UL Monroe, 20247catches, career highvs. Georgia, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Ohio State, 2024Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas | 15 | -0.30 | – | – | -4.5 | – | – |
| 2023 | Texas | 71 | 0.18 | 53rd (n=450) | 0.17 | 12.6 | 10% | 0.08 |
| 2024 | Texas | 180 | 0.23 | 73rd (n=434) | 0.16 | 41.2 | 17% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 52–0 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 31–12 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 51–3 | 25 | 124 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 35–13 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 34–3 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 15–30 | – | – | – | 7 | 48 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 27–24 | 10 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 49–17 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 67 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 20–10 | 14 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 31–14 | 15 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 17–7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | L 19–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −8 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 38–24 | 14 | 146 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 39–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. | L 14–28 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 2 |
2023 Texas 11 games, 398 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 37–10 | 10 | 55 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at | W 34–24 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 31–10 | 5 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | at | W 38–6 | 3 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 40–14 | 4 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 35–6 | 4 | 44 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 33–30 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | W 26–16 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | W 57–7 | 10 | 121 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. | W 49–21 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 31–37 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 0 |
2022 Texas 3 games, 33 rushing yards
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′9″ | |
| Weight | 196 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 8¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 75½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.38 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29½″W | |
| Broad jump | 10′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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 38 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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