Running back, Memphis (from Southern Miss), 2025–⁠26

Jaylin Carter

Number
No. 6
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Valdosta, GA

Jaylin Carter plays running back for Memphis, after Southern Miss (2025). Carter is No. 7 in FBS in rushing yards this season. Last time out, at Tulane: 23 carries, 135 yards; 3 catches, 15 yards.

2026 so far

780 rushing yards, 8 TD

No. 7 in FBS in rushing yards

Last game: 23 carries, 135 yards; 3 catches, 15 yards at Tulane, L 17–⁠31

Next game: vs. East Carolina, Oct 22

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 97@UNLV
  2. 183ARST
  3. 95@BOIS
  4. 62UTM
  5. 76@CLT
  6. 132UAB
  7. 135@TULN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
780
Rushing yards, 2026 (Memphis, 5–⁠2)
Best game
183 yards
Vs. Arkansas State, week 1, 2026: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in rushing yards, 2026

Career highs

183rushing yards, career highvs. Arkansas State, 20264rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arkansas State, 20266catches, career highvs. Texas State, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Southern Miss381664.4227
2026Memphis1127807.0880
Career1509466.31080

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Southern Miss211376.5014
2026Memphis77110.1118
Career282087.4118

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Southern Miss6RBFr.
2026Memphis6RBSo.5′11″190

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
2025Southern Miss610.0845th (n=576)0.105.09%0.07
2026Memphis1180.3795th (n=478)0.1043.524%0.42

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Southern Miss47%3.501.100.307%
2026Memphis52%3.901.402.1011%

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 Memphis 7 games, 780 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atUNLVW 27–⁠2115971–––
Sep 5vs.Arkansas StateW 42–⁠241918341180
Sep 12atBoise StateL 20–⁠3899511130
Sep 19vs.UT MartinW 45–⁠21126201171
Oct 3atCharlotteW 59–⁠815760180
Oct 10vs.UABW 38–⁠13191322–––
Oct 16atTulaneL 17–⁠312313503150
2025 Southern Miss 10 games, 166 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Mississippi StateL 17–⁠34–––140
Sep 6vs.Jackson StateW 38–⁠20120–––
Sep 13vs.App StateW 38–⁠22170–––
Sep 20atLouisiana TechL 20–⁠3031603210
Sep 27vs.Jacksonville StateW 42–⁠2510440–––
Oct 25vs.UL MonroeW 49–⁠214381–––
Nov 15vs.Texas StateL 14–⁠4172106290
Nov 22atSouth AlabamaL 35–⁠4241214280
Nov 29vs.TroyL 18–⁠282804260
Dec 23 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 16–⁠2761803290

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

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