Running back, Tennessee, 2021–⁠23

Jaylen Wright

Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Durham, NC
Born
Apr 1, 2003

Jaylen Wright played running back at Tennessee (2021–⁠23). The Miami Dolphins took Wright in round 4, No. 120 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,013
Rushing yards, 2023 (Tennessee, 9–⁠4)
Drafted
No. 120
Round 4, 2024 NFL Draft (Miami Dolphins)

Career highs

160rushing yards, career highat Vanderbilt, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Vanderbilt, 20227catches, career highat Alabama, 2023

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Tennessee854094.8421
2022Tennessee1468756.01083
2023Tennessee1371,0137.4482
Career3682,2976.21883

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Tennessee6223.7011
2022Tennessee284.005
2023Tennessee221416.4020
Career301715.7020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2021TennesseeRBFr.
2022TennesseeRBSo.
2023TennesseeRBJr.5′11″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
2021Tennessee910.0725th (n=277)0.166.714%0.20
2022Tennessee1480.3391st (n=470)0.1448.616%0.29
2023Tennessee1600.2368th (n=450)0.1736.619%0.25

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

2023 Tennessee 12 games, 1,013 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.VirginiaW 49–⁠131211502128
Sep 9vs.Austin PeayW 30–⁠1313118031318
Sep 16atFloridaL 16–⁠291663012421
Sep 23vs.UTSAW 45–⁠1441604111
Sep 30vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠2016123142––
Oct 14vs.Texas A&MW 20–⁠1319136023––
Oct 21atAlabamaL 20–⁠34112205744
Oct 28atKentuckyW 33–⁠271112015212
Nov 4vs.UConnW 59–⁠3811318217
Nov 11atMissouriL 7–⁠36722014221
Nov 18vs.GeorgiaL 10–⁠38990175––
Nov 25vs.VanderbiltW 48–⁠24117501619
2022 Tennessee 13 games, 875 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Ball StateW 59–⁠101388133––
Sep 10atPittsburghW 34–⁠27947014––
Sep 17vs.AkronW 63–⁠62396217––
Sep 24vs.FloridaW 38–⁠331025111––
Oct 8atLSUW 40–⁠131259012––
Oct 15vs.AlabamaW 52–⁠49127101215
Oct 22vs.UT MartinW 65–⁠2461909––
Oct 29vs.KentuckyW 44–⁠6773135––
Nov 5atGeorgiaL 13–⁠272169111––
Nov 12vs.MissouriW 66–⁠24115121913
Nov 19atSouth CarolinaL 38–⁠6362809––
Nov 26atVanderbiltW 56–⁠05160283––
Dec 30 ✦vs.ClemsonW 31–⁠141189042––
2021 Tennessee 9 games, 409 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠641408––
Sep 11vs.PittsburghL 34–⁠411115114520
Sep 18vs.Tennessee TechW 56–⁠094311512
Oct 2atMissouriW 62–⁠2442409––
Nov 6atKentuckyW 45–⁠42750021––
Nov 13vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠4151408––
Nov 20vs.South AlabamaW 60–⁠141383117––
Nov 27vs.VanderbiltW 45–⁠2115112113––
Dec 30 ✦vs.PurdueL 45–⁠481754012––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024
Height5′10½″
Weight210 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan75⅞″W
40-yard dash4.38 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump11′2″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2024Miami Dolphins1368249038
2025Miami Dolphins9702882544
2026 (so far)Miami Dolphins41428000
NFL career261525652852

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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