Jaylen Raynor
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Quarterback, Iowa State (from Arkansas State), 2023–⁠26

Jaylen Raynor

Number
No. 1
Height
6′1″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Winston-Salem, NC

Jaylen Raynor plays quarterback for Iowa State, after Arkansas State (2023–⁠25). Last time out, at BYU: 16 of 29, 98 yards, 1 TD; 9 carries, 14 yards. Raynor leads Iowa State in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,001 passing yards, 7 TD

Last game: 16 of 29, 98 yards, 1 TD; 9 carries, 14 yards at BYU, L 10–⁠24

Next game: at Arizona, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 184SEMO
  2. 117@IOWA
  3. 133BGSU
  4. 205UTAH
  5. 264WVU
  6. 98@BYU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
3,364
Passing yards, 2025 (Arkansas State, 7–⁠6)
Best game
383 yards
At Massachusetts, week 5, 2023: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

383passing yards, career highat Massachusetts, 20236touchdown passes, career highat Massachusetts, 2023114rushing yards, career highat Georgia State, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Georgia Southern, 2025

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Arkansas State16628558.22,5438.9177
2024Arkansas State25942061.72,7836.61610
2025Arkansas State33250066.43,3646.71911
2026Iowa State8514857.41,0016.874
Career8421,35362.29,6917.25932

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Arkansas State1233803.1562
2024Arkansas State1373872.8340
2025Arkansas State1544282.8742
2026Iowa State511663.3335
Career4651,3612.91862

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Arkansas State1QBFr.
2024Arkansas State1QBSo.
2025Arkansas State1QBJr.
2026Iowa State1QBSr.6′1″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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2023Arkansas State3920.3559th (n=255)0.32136.756%0.450.20
2024Arkansas State5470.2022nd (n=238)0.30111.160%0.270.08
2025Arkansas State6690.2035th (n=314)0.24133.168%0.110.14
2026Iowa State1950.1535th (n=273)0.2129.152%0.130.22

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Arkansas State46%9.2 yds4.3 yds30 of 23037%
2026Iowa State41%8.3 yds5.7 yds23 of 14443%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Arkansas State45%3.101.100.9020%
2026Iowa State48%2.901.301.0024%

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 Iowa State 6 games, 1,001 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 38–⁠108161842032
Sep 12atIowaL 13–⁠1610191171018
Sep 19vs.Bowling GreenW 55–⁠711171331160
Sep 26vs.UtahL 17–⁠3121402051227
Oct 3vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠4219272641115
Oct 9atBYUL 10–⁠241629981014
2025 Arkansas State 13 games, 3,364 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 42–⁠2426323453017
Sep 6vs.ArkansasL 14–⁠5621331251238
Sep 13vs.Iowa StateL 16–⁠2419332220183
Sep 20atKennesaw StateL 21–⁠282541226205
Sep 27atUL MonroeL 16–⁠28294628801−34
Oct 4vs.Texas StateW 31–⁠3027352482092
Oct 14atSouth AlabamaW 15–⁠1429452091176
Oct 25vs.Georgia SouthernW 34–⁠2424372160154
Nov 1atTroyW 23–⁠102129247205
Nov 8vs.Southern MissL 21–⁠2737483312423
Nov 20vs.LouisianaL 30–⁠3425432560054
Nov 29atApp StateW 30–⁠2932473633126
Dec 18 ✦vs.Missouri StateW 34–⁠28173128830−11
2024 Arkansas State 13 games, 2,783 passing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Central ArkansasW 34–⁠3124473171149
Sep 7vs.TulsaW 28–⁠2421322552173
Sep 14atMichiganL 18–⁠281933140010
Sep 21atIowa StateL 7–⁠52516680221
Oct 5vs.South AlabamaW 18–⁠16303934510−8
Oct 12atTexas StateL 9–⁠4124382070110
Oct 19atSouthern MissW 44–⁠2820311863034
Oct 26vs.TroyW 34–⁠3125403490071
Nov 9atLouisianaL 19–⁠55233516712−2
Nov 16atGeorgia StateW 27–⁠2010179700114
Nov 23vs.UL MonroeW 28–⁠2118261703022
Nov 30vs.Old DominionL 32–⁠402236261318
Dec 26 ✦vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠31183022121−5
2023 Arkansas State 11 games, 2,543 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 16vs.Stony BrookW 31–⁠746781057
Sep 23vs.Southern MissW 44–⁠3711212333197
Sep 30atMassachusettsW 52–⁠2820253836035
Oct 7atTroyL 3–⁠371527156005
Oct 21vs.Coastal CarolinaL 17–⁠2719353062252
Oct 28atUL MonroeW 34–⁠2415302981125
Nov 4vs.LouisianaW 37–⁠1718281940053
Nov 11atSouth AlabamaL 14–⁠211528186119
Nov 18vs.Texas StateW 77–⁠311417196007
Nov 25atMarshallL 21–⁠35193826311−9
Dec 23 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisL 19–⁠2116302502149

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

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