Running back, Liberty, 2022–⁠26

Jaylin Belford

Number
No. 26
Height
5′8″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Lynchburg, VA

Jaylin Belford plays running back for Liberty.

2026 so far

32 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: vs. Sam Houston, W 35–⁠3

Next game: at Kennesaw State, Oct 22

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 1BALL
  2. 28@DEL
  3. 3SHSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2023

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Liberty177.007
2025Liberty221.002
2026Liberty6325.3116
Career9414.6116

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Liberty26RBRS
2023Liberty26RBFr.
2024Liberty26RBSo.
2025Liberty26RBJr.
2026Liberty26RBSr.5′8″175

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Liberty2-0.26––-0.5–
2026Liberty80.22––1.7–

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 Liberty 3 games, 32 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 19vs.Ball StateW 51–⁠152111
Oct 2atDelawareW 30–⁠14328016
Oct 8vs.Sam HoustonW 35–⁠31303
2025 Liberty 1 game, 2 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Nov 1vs.DelawareW 59–⁠302202
2023 Liberty 1 game, 7 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Nov 11vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠101707

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

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