Running back, North Carolina, 2025–⁠26

Jaylen McGill

Number
No. 27
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Spartanburg, SC

Jaylen McGill plays running back for North Carolina. Last time out, at Duke: 12 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD.

2026 so far

172 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 12 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD at Duke, W 24–⁠20

Next game: vs. Syracuse, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 33TCU
  2. 40ETSU
  3. 13@CLEM
  4. 15ND
  5. -4@PITT
  6. 75@DUKE

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025North Carolina7192.707
2026North Carolina301725.7224
Career371915.2224

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2025North Carolina81560

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025North Carolina27RBFr.
2026North Carolina27RBSo.5′10″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025North Carolina160.06––0.9–
2026North Carolina330.16––5.39%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026North Carolina53%3.801.500.8013%

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 North Carolina 6 games, 172 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 29vs.TCUW 15–⁠105331––
Sep 12vs.East Tennessee StateW 35–⁠35400––
Sep 19atClemsonL 20–⁠283130––
Oct 3vs.Notre DameL 26–⁠374150––
Oct 10atPittsburghW 21–⁠171−40––
Oct 17atDukeW 24–⁠2012751––
2025 North Carolina 8 games, 8 returns, 156 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.TCUL 14–⁠48–––243
Oct 4vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠38130––
Oct 17atCaliforniaL 18–⁠21–––483
Oct 25vs.VirginiaL 16–⁠173140115
Oct 31atSyracuseW 27–⁠10–––––
Nov 8vs.StanfordW 20–⁠15–––––
Nov 15atWake ForestL 12–⁠28210115
Nov 29atNC StateL 19–⁠42110––

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

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