Running back, Northeastern State (from McNeese), 2024–26
Jaylen Thompson
- Number
- No. 25
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Fallbrook, CA
Jaylen Thompson plays running back for Northeastern State, after McNeese (2024–25). Last time out, at Northern Colorado: 11 carries, 61 yards; 2 catches, 3 yards.
2026 so far
61 rushing yards
Last game: 11 carries, 61 yards; 2 catches, 3 yards at Northern Colorado, L 17–23
Next game: at Langston, Oct 31
Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | McNeese | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | McNeese | 35 | 178 | 5.1 | 1 | 55 |
| 2026* | Northeastern State | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | 30 |
| Career | 53 | 265 | 5.0 | 1 | 55 | |
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 | McNeese | 25 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | McNeese | 25 | RB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Northeastern State | 25 | RB | Jr. | 5′11″ | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | McNeese (FCS) | 40 | 0.10 | – | – | 3.9 | 9% |
| 2026 | Northeastern State (II) | 11 | -0.04 | – | – | -0.4 | – |
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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Northeastern State 1 game, 61 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Northern Colorado | L 17–23 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 3 |
No box score in the source for Aug 29 vs. Delta State; Sep 5 at Missouri S&T; Sep 12 at Truman State; Oct 3 vs. UT Permian Basin; Oct 10 at West Florida; Oct 17 vs. William Jewell, so those games are not listed.
2025 McNeese 7 games, 178 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Louisiana | L 10–34 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. Weber State | L 41–42 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 20 | at Utah State | L 7–48 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 17–34 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 49 |
| Oct 4 | vs. SE Louisiana | L 0–38 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 55 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. Houston Christian | W 27–0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. Northwestern State | W 50–3 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 10 | – | – |
2024 McNeese 2 games, 26 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs. Alcorn State | W 42–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 31–3 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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