Running back, Houston Christian (from Kentucky State), 2024–26
Jaylen Middleton
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Houston, TX
Jaylen Middleton plays running back for Houston Christian, after Kentucky State (2024–25).
2026 so far
134 rushing yards, 3 TD
Last game: vs. East Texas A&M, W 43–24
Next game: at Lamar, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arkansas Baptist, 2026Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024* | Kentucky State | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025* | Kentucky State | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 0 | 18 |
| 2026 | Houston Christian | 39 | 134 | 3.4 | 3 | 23 |
| Career | 58 | 220 | 3.8 | 3 | 23 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kentucky State | 4 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Kentucky State | 4 | RB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Houston Christian | 4 | RB | Jr. | 6′0″ | 208 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky State (II) | 14 | -0.15 | – | – | -2.0 | – |
| 2026 | Houston Christian (FCS) | 40 | -0.03 | 21st (n=478) | 0.10 | -1.0 | 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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Houston Christian 6 games, 134 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at SE Louisiana | W 34–28 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 5 | at Rice | L 3–31 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs.Arkansas Baptist | W 88–0 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 23 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at North Texas | L 14–63 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Nicholls | W 16–2 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 43–24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
2025 Kentucky State 1 game, 65 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Grambling | L 31–37 | 14 | 65 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
No box score in the source for Aug 30 at Central State; Sep 6 vs. Albany State; Sep 20 at Morehouse; Sep 27 at Savannah State; Oct 4 at Miles; Oct 11 vs. Edward Waters; Oct 17 vs. Franklin Pierce; Nov 1 vs. Clark Atlanta; Nov 8 at Lane College; Nov 15 vs. Shorter; Nov 22 at Newberry, so those games are not listed.
2024 Kentucky State 1 game, 21 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Alabama A&M | L 7–49 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Virginia Union; Sep 14 at Fort Valley State; Sep 21 vs. Morehouse; Sep 28 at Albany State; Oct 5 vs. Lane College; Oct 12 vs. Benedict; Oct 19 at Tuskegee; Oct 26 vs. Allen; Nov 9 at Central State, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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