Running back, San Diego State, 2020–⁠24

Jaylon Armstead

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
222 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA

Jaylon Armstead played running back at San Diego State (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

134rushing yards, career highat San José State, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Boise State, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020San Diego State155.005
2021San Diego State24753.108
2022San Diego State523136.0261
2023San Diego State1034484.3848
2024San Diego State13423.2015
Career1938834.61061

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020San Diego State2RBYr 1
2021San Diego State2RBYr 2
2022San Diego State2RBYr 3
2023San Diego State2RBYr 4
2024San Diego State2RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″222

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
2020San Diego State11.52––1.5––
2021San Diego State21-0.17––-3.510%–
2022San Diego State510.23––11.512%0.12
2023San Diego State1020.2471st (n=450)0.1724.616%0.25
2024San Diego State140.08––1.1––

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

2024 San Diego State 3 games, 42 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.East Texas A&MW 45–⁠145907––
Sep 7vs.Oregon StateL 0–⁠2171807––
Sep 14atCaliforniaL 10–⁠3111501516
2023 San Diego State 11 games, 448 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 26vs.OhioW 20–⁠13878048––
Sep 2vs.Idaho StateW 36–⁠281060116––
Sep 9vs.UCLAL 10–⁠359906––
Sep 16atOregon StateL 9–⁠26114811017
Sep 22vs.Boise StateL 31–⁠34103521013
Sep 30atAir ForceL 10–⁠4971801116
Oct 14atHawai’iW 41–⁠345913––
Nov 4vs.Utah StateL 24–⁠321303––
Nov 11atColorado StateL 19–⁠2261317––
Nov 18atSan José StateL 13–⁠2421134139––
Nov 25vs.Fresno StateW 33–⁠18154116––
2022 San Diego State 7 games, 313 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.ArizonaL 20–⁠38533019––
Sep 10vs.Idaho StateW 38–⁠7596061––
Sep 17atUtahL 7–⁠35531014––
Sep 24vs.ToledoW 17–⁠14330017––
Nov 5vs.UNLVW 14–⁠101472017––
Nov 12vs.San José StateW 43–⁠27154619––
Nov 18atNew MexicoW 34–⁠105512––
2021 San Diego State 4 games, 75 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11atArizonaW 38–⁠1431308––
Sep 25vs.TowsonW 48–⁠21133807––
Oct 9vs.New MexicoW 31–⁠731007––
Dec 4vs.Utah StateL 13–⁠4651404––
2020 San Diego State 1 game, 5 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Dec 5vs.Colorado StateW 29–⁠171505––

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

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