Running back, Incarnate Word (from Nicholls), 2022–25
Jaylon Spears
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA
Jaylon Spears played running back at Nicholls (2022–24) and Incarnate Word (2025).
Career highs
177rushing yards, career highvs. Lamar, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. East Texas A&M, 2025116receiving yards, career highvs. Southeast Missouri State, 2023Team titles: Southland champions, 2023
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nicholls | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | Nicholls | 115 | 753 | 6.5 | 6 | 69 |
| 2024 | Nicholls | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 0 | 29 |
| 2025 | Incarnate Word | 138 | 569 | 4.1 | 6 | 32 |
| Career | 282 | 1,412 | 5.0 | 12 | 69 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nicholls | 27 | 636 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Nicholls | 12 | 301 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | Incarnate Word | 3 | 43 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 42 | 980 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nicholls | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | Nicholls | 16 | 260 | 16.3 | 3 | 88 |
| 2024 | Nicholls | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2025 | Incarnate Word | 15 | 51 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 37 | 359 | 9.7 | 3 | 88 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nicholls | 1 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Nicholls | 1 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Nicholls | 1 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Incarnate Word | 1 | RB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 5′10″ | 200 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nicholls (FCS) | 10 | -0.68 | – | – | -6.8 | – |
| 2023 | Nicholls (FCS) | 111 | 0.33 | 89th (n=450) | 0.17 | 36.9 | 19% |
| 2024 | Nicholls (FCS) | 17 | 0.15 | – | – | 2.5 | – |
| 2025 | Incarnate Word (FCS) | 140 | -0.04 | 14th (n=576) | 0.10 | -5.2 | 17% |
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
2025 Incarnate Word 12 games, 569 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | at | L 6–20 | 15 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 31–21 | 9 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 13 | at | L 20–48 | 5 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 20 | at | L 23–31 | 5 | 35 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 38–7 | 13 | 63 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 17–31 | 10 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | L 45–52 | 18 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Oct 25 | at | L 28–56 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 24–17 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 35 | – |
| Nov 8 | at | W 38–3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 7–10 | 14 | 97 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at | W 31–10 | 18 | 91 | 2 | – | – | – |
2024 Nicholls 2 games, 47 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 17–25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | L 10–55 | 12 | 44 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Nicholls 11 games, 753 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 24–38 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 75 | – |
| Sep 9 | at | L 6–41 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 7–36 | – | – | – | 2 | 42 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 31–10 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 48 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 38–7 | 8 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 31 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | W 27–7 | 12 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 45 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 31–35 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 45–32 | 23 | 160 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 37–24 | 16 | 177 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 21–16 | 14 | 58 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 ✦ | at | L 0–35 | 10 | 44 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 14 vs. Northwestern State, so that game is not listed.
2022 Nicholls 11 games, 27 returns, 636 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 7–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 60 | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 7–35 | – | – | – | 2 | 49 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | L 16–42 | – | – | – | 6 | 103 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 21–52 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 45 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 33–36 | – | – | – | 2 | 38 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | W 19–17 | – | – | – | 2 | 68 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 14–49 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 40–35 | – | – | – | 1 | 20 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 103 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 12–10 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 17–40 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 108 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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