Running back, Georgia State (from Northern Illinois), 2023–⁠26

Jaylen Poe

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Dallas, GA

Jaylen Poe plays running back for Georgia State, after Northern Illinois (2023–⁠25).

Career highs

98rushing yards, career highvs. Massachusetts, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Massachusetts, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Northern Illinois6447.3021
2024Northern Illinois361905.3322
2025Northern Illinois6406.7021
Career482745.7322

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Northern Illinois4225.5014
2025Northern Illinois7344.909
Career11565.1014

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2023Northern Illinois–––120
2024Northern Illinois31280–––
2025Northern Illinois190–––
Career41370120

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Northern Illinois21RBYr 1
2024Northern Illinois21RBYr 2
2025Northern Illinois21RBYr 3
2026Georgia State21RBJr. (Yr 4)5′10″210

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
2023Northern Illinois60.22––1.3––
2024Northern Illinois420.20––8.512%0.14
2025Northern Illinois150.16––2.4––

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

2025 Northern Illinois 4 games, 40 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Holy CrossW 19–⁠1722205240
Sep 5atMarylandL 9–⁠20––––––
Sep 20atMississippi StateL 10–⁠383160180
Sep 27vs.San Diego StateL 3–⁠6120120
2024 Northern Illinois 6 games, 190 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Western IllinoisW 54–⁠1574212250
Sep 7atNotre DameW 16–⁠14––––––
Oct 5vs.MassachusettsW 34–⁠2015982100
Nov 19atMiami (OH)L 9–⁠2051501−30
Nov 30vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠16110–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Fresno StateW 28–⁠208340–––
2023 Northern Illinois 4 games, 44 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 7atAkronW 55–⁠14––––––
Oct 31atCentral MichiganL 31–⁠37––––––
Nov 14vs.Western MichiganW 24–⁠06440–––
Nov 25atKent StateW 37–⁠27––––––

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

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