Running back, West Virginia, 2021–⁠24

Jaylen Anderson

Number
No. 0
Height
5′11″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Perry, OH

Jaylen Anderson played running back at West Virginia (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

155rushing yards, career highat Oklahoma State, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highat Oklahoma State, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022West Virginia352757.9257
2023West Virginia441473.3115
2024West Virginia9343.807
Career884565.2357

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022West Virginia0RBFr.
2023West Virginia0RBSo.
2024West Virginia0RBJr.5′11″220

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
2022West Virginia360.45––16.19%0.28
2023West Virginia49-0.14––-6.810%-0.06
2024West Virginia100.12––1.2––

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 West Virginia 4 games, 34 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠3431407––
Oct 5atOklahoma StateW 38–⁠1431907––
Oct 19vs.Kansas StateL 18–⁠453104––
Oct 26atArizonaW 31–⁠26––––19
2023 West Virginia 7 games, 147 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atPenn StateL 15–⁠385707215
Sep 9vs.DuquesneW 56–⁠17438115––
Sep 16vs.PittsburghW 17–⁠61962013––
Sep 23vs.Texas TechW 20–⁠138180517
Oct 12atHoustonL 39–⁠415408110
Oct 28atUCFW 41–⁠28––––010
Dec 27 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 30–⁠10318015––
2022 West Virginia 5 games, 275 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17vs.TowsonW 65–⁠7633014––
Oct 29vs.TCUL 31–⁠413605115
Nov 12vs.OklahomaW 23–⁠2041205––
Nov 19vs.Kansas StateL 31–⁠48769023––
Nov 26atOklahoma StateW 24–⁠1915155257––

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

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