Running back, Miami (OH), 2017–⁠22

Jaylon Bester

Number
No. 1
Height
5′8″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Belleville, IL

Jaylon Bester played running back at Miami (OH) (2017–⁠22).

Career highs

128rushing yards, career highvs. Akron, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Louisiana, 2019

Team titles: MAC champions, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Miami (OH)201115.5037
2018Miami (OH)341855.4133
2019Miami (OH)1717414.31459
2021Miami (OH)13443.4110
2022Miami (OH)10171.7011
Career2481,0984.41659

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Miami (OH)163270
2018Miami (OH)82060
Career245330

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Miami (OH)7466.6015
2018Miami (OH)131037.9020
2019Miami (OH)12594.909
Career322086.5020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Miami (OH)1RBYr 1
2018Miami (OH)1RBYr 2
2019Miami (OH)1RBYr 3
2020Miami (OH)1RBYr 4
2021Miami (OH)1RBYr 5
2022Miami (OH)1RBSr. (Yr 6)5′8″180

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
2017Miami (OH)31-0.07––-2.16%–
2018Miami (OH)480.21––10.16%0.05
2019Miami (OH)1860.0936th (n=287)0.1316.026%0.14
2021Miami (OH)140.04––0.5––
2022Miami (OH)5-0.43––-2.2––

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

2022 Miami (OH) 2 games, 17 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3atKentuckyL 13–⁠37230––
Sep 10vs.Robert MorrisW 31–⁠148140––
2021 Miami (OH) 3 games, 44 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 2vs.Central MichiganW 28–⁠175160––
Oct 16vs.AkronW 34–⁠217261––
Oct 23atBall StateW 24–⁠17120––
2019 Miami (OH) 11 games, 741 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31atIowaL 14–⁠385160––
Sep 28vs.BuffaloW 34–⁠20241071––
Oct 12atWestern MichiganL 16–⁠3811451––
Oct 19vs.Northern IllinoisW 27–⁠2414322––
Oct 26atKent StateW 23–⁠1618671––
Nov 6atOhioW 24–⁠2115842––
Nov 13vs.Bowling GreenW 44–⁠39852––
Nov 20vs.AkronW 20–⁠17211281––
Nov 29atBall StateL 27–⁠4115591––
Dec 7vs.Central MichiganW 26–⁠2120661––
Jan 6 ✦vs.LouisianaL 17–⁠2719522––
2018 Miami (OH) 12 games, 185 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.MarshallL 28–⁠35410––
Sep 8vs.CincinnatiL 0–⁠21–––241
Sep 15atMinnesotaL 3–⁠26–––––
Sep 22atBowling GreenW 38–⁠238210––
Sep 29vs.Western MichiganL 39–⁠40–––––
Oct 6atAkronW 41–⁠17160128
Oct 13vs.Kent StateW 31–⁠68511––
Oct 20atArmyL 30–⁠31240––
Oct 30atBuffaloL 42–⁠51–––263
Nov 7vs.OhioW 30–⁠282310130
Nov 14atNorthern IllinoisW 13–⁠7260244
Nov 20vs.Ball StateW 42–⁠217650––
2017 Miami (OH) 9 games, 111 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 9vs.Austin PeayW 31–⁠102110––
Sep 16vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠21–––15
Sep 30atNotre DameL 17–⁠5252607163
Oct 7vs.Bowling GreenL 29–⁠371−20––
Oct 21vs.BuffaloW 24–⁠14–––––
Oct 31atOhioL 28–⁠45310––
Nov 7vs.AkronW 24–⁠14180240
Nov 15vs.Eastern MichiganL 24–⁠27–––6119
Nov 21atBall StateW 28–⁠78670––

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

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