Running back, Ole Miss, 2012–⁠15

Jaylen Walton

Number
No. 6
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Memphis, TN

Jaylen Walton played running back at Ole Miss (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

148rushing yards, career highvs. Mississippi State, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. UT Martin, 20156catches, career highat Mississippi State, 201386receiving yards, career highvs. Arkansas, 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Ole Miss231185.1116
2013Ole Miss1135234.6640
2014Ole Miss1065865.5591
2015Ole Miss1427305.1560
Career3841,9575.11791

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2012Ole Miss266431
2013Ole Miss265150
2014Ole Miss183840
2015Ole Miss284940
Career982,0361

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Ole Miss35719.0151
2013Ole Miss2932211.1256
2014Ole Miss1920610.8243
2015Ole Miss231647.1024
Career7474910.1556

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Ole Miss6RB
2013Ole Miss6RB
2014Ole Miss6RB
2015Ole Miss6RB5′8″

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
2013Ole Miss1300.0956th (n=226)0.0712.014%0.01
2014Ole Miss1250.1456th (n=253)0.1216.916%0.28
2015Ole Miss1720.0223rd (n=268)0.124.119%0.00

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

2015 Ole Miss 12 games, 730 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.UT MartinW 76–⁠33652115
Sep 12vs.Fresno StateW 73–⁠216380118
Sep 19atAlabamaW 43–⁠3712330360
Sep 26vs.VanderbiltW 27–⁠16211331481
Oct 3atFloridaL 10–⁠389230238
Oct 17atMemphisL 24–⁠377390223
Oct 24vs.Texas A&MW 23–⁠322970––
Oct 31atAuburnW 27–⁠1920780––
Nov 7vs.ArkansasL 52–⁠53137616108
Nov 21vs.LSUW 38–⁠175151446
Nov 28atMississippi StateW 38–⁠271693019
Jan 1 ✦vs.Oklahoma StateW 48–⁠208400496
2014 Ole Miss 13 games, 586 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 28vs.Boise StateW 35–⁠134−30––
Sep 6atVanderbiltW 41–⁠38351––
Sep 13vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠157891––
Sep 27vs.MemphisW 24–⁠310781122
Oct 4vs.AlabamaW 23–⁠1711390139
Oct 11atTexas A&MW 35–⁠209490140
Oct 18vs.TennesseeW 34–⁠310601239
Oct 25atLSUL 7–⁠1012290236
Nov 1vs.AuburnL 31–⁠356220232
Nov 8vs.PresbyterianW 48–⁠0–––123
Nov 22atArkansasL 0–⁠307370240
Nov 29vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠17141481235
Dec 31 ✦vs.TCUL 3–⁠42830478
2013 Ole Miss 13 games, 523 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 29atVanderbiltW 39–⁠35260114
Sep 7vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 31–⁠131034015
Sep 14atTexasW 44–⁠238371118
Sep 28atAlabamaL 0–⁠25240232
Oct 5atAuburnL 22–⁠30570245
Oct 12vs.Texas A&ML 38–⁠417410382
Oct 19vs.LSUW 27–⁠24191062362
Oct 26vs.IdahoW 59–⁠1411862235
Nov 9vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠24680279
Nov 16vs.TroyW 51–⁠216621––
Nov 23vs.MissouriL 10–⁠2411420244
Nov 28atMississippi StateL 10–⁠1710370355
Dec 30 ✦vs.Georgia TechW 25–⁠1716530444
2012 Ole Miss 13 games, 118 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.Central ArkansasW 49–⁠27291249
Sep 8vs.UTEPW 28–⁠103260––
Sep 15vs.TexasL 31–⁠661202110
Sep 22atTulaneW 39–⁠03100––
Sep 29atAlabamaL 14–⁠33140115
Oct 6vs.Texas A&ML 27–⁠30–––461
Oct 13vs.AuburnW 41–⁠202160125
Oct 27atArkansasW 30–⁠27–––259
Nov 3atGeorgiaL 10–⁠371−50120
Nov 10vs.VanderbiltL 26–⁠27–––264
Nov 17atLSUL 35–⁠41–––573
Nov 24vs.Mississippi StateW 41–⁠24–––484
Jan 5 ✦vs.PittsburghW 38–⁠1710560283

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height5′8″
Weight176 lb
Arm length27⅜″
Hand size8½″
40-yard dash4.52 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill7.05 s
20-yard shuttle4.30 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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