Running back, Iowa State (from Lamar, Eastern Michigan), 2020–⁠24

Jaylon Jackson

Lettered 2022–⁠23 at Eastern Michigan; 2024 at Iowa State (school media guide)

Number
No. 12
Height
5′7″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Burleson, TX

Jaylon Jackson played running back at Lamar (2020–⁠21), Eastern Michigan (2022–⁠23) and Iowa State (2024).

Career highs

107rushing yards, career highvs. Baylor, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Baylor, 20249catches, career highvs. Western Michigan, 2023111receiving yards, career highvs. Western Michigan, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021*Lamar231.502
2022Eastern Michigan924144.5231
2023Eastern Michigan1365764.2255
2024Iowa State933884.2251
Career3231,3814.3655

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Eastern Michigan245711
2023Eastern Michigan194051
2024Iowa State61280
Career491,1042

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021*Lamar133.003
2022Eastern Michigan131279.8042
2023Eastern Michigan242349.8268
2024Iowa State7415.9127
Career454059.0368

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Lamar12RBFr.
2022Eastern Michigan12RBSo.
2023Eastern Michigan12RBJr.
2024Iowa State12RBSr.5′7″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
2021Lamar (FCS)3-0.32––-1.0––
2022Eastern Michigan1060.2376th (n=470)0.1424.712%0.06
2023Eastern Michigan1640.0518th (n=450)0.178.221%-0.01
2024Iowa State100-0.094th (n=434)0.16-9.011%0.06

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 Iowa State 13 games, 388 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.North DakotaW 21–⁠34130––
Sep 7atIowaW 20–⁠195260––
Sep 21vs.Arkansas StateW 52–⁠710530––
Sep 28atHoustonW 20–⁠014960––
Oct 5vs.BaylorW 43–⁠21151072––
Oct 12atWest VirginiaW 28–⁠1612190––
Oct 19vs.UCFW 38–⁠35815019
Nov 2vs.Texas TechL 22–⁠236120––
Nov 9vs.KansasL 36–⁠45220130
Nov 16vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠171−20253
Nov 23atUtahW 31–⁠288170114
Nov 30vs.Kansas StateW 29–⁠214150––
Dec 7vs.Arizona StateL 19–⁠454150122
2023 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 576 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.HowardW 33–⁠2371802107
Sep 9atMinnesotaL 6–⁠253190––
Sep 16vs.MassachusettsW 19–⁠1712831230
Sep 23atJacksonville StateL 0–⁠2117760––
Sep 30atCentral MichiganL 23–⁠2610620245
Oct 7vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠108390––
Oct 14vs.Kent StateW 28–⁠1413430––
Oct 21atNorthern IllinoisL 13–⁠207310––
Oct 28vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠454110345
Nov 8atToledoL 23–⁠4916741231
Nov 14vs.AkronW 30–⁠2712460452
Nov 21atBuffaloW 24–⁠1116720232
Dec 23 ✦vs.South AlabamaL 10–⁠591120263
2022 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 414 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Eastern KentuckyW 42–⁠343240135
Sep 10atLouisianaL 21–⁠496430559
Sep 17atArizona StateW 30–⁠214111––
Sep 24vs.BuffaloL 31–⁠503802123
Oct 1vs.MassachusettsW 20–⁠1311600119
Oct 8atWestern MichiganW 45–⁠236320187
Oct 15vs.Northern IllinoisL 10–⁠3916600117
Oct 22atBall StateW 20–⁠167390228
Oct 29vs.ToledoL 24–⁠275210494
Nov 8atAkronW 34–⁠283−10479
Nov 16atKent StateW 31–⁠247300––
Nov 25vs.Central MichiganW 38–⁠1913330110
Dec 20 ✦vs.San José StateW 41–⁠278541220
2021 Lamar 1 game, 3 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 11atUTSAL 0–⁠54230––

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

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