Running back, Tarleton State (from Middle Tennessee), 2017–⁠21

Jayy McDonald

Number
No. 2
Height
5′9″
Weight
191 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Oakland, CA

Jayy McDonald played running back at Middle Tennessee (2017–⁠20) and Tarleton State (2021).

Career highs

138rushing yards, career highvs. Florida International, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Middle Tennessee402045.1192
2020Middle Tennessee371534.1064
Career773574.6192

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Middle Tennessee2136.5012
2020Middle Tennessee9556.1016
Career11686.2016

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
2017Middle Tennessee2RBFr.
2018Middle Tennessee2RBSo.
2019Middle Tennessee2RBJr.
2020Middle Tennessee2RBSr.5′9″191

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
2019Middle Tennessee42-0.22––-9.16%0.04
2020Middle Tennessee49-0.20––-9.98%-0.13

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

2020 Middle Tennessee 9 games, 153 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atArmyL 0–⁠423130130
Sep 19vs.TroyL 14–⁠473110270
Sep 25atUTSAL 35–⁠3777603250
Oct 3vs.Western KentuckyL 17–⁠202−601160
Oct 10atFlorida InternationalW 31–⁠28130240
Oct 17vs.North TexasL 35–⁠529310–––
Oct 24atRiceW 40–⁠345160–––
Nov 14atMarshallL 14–⁠42340–––
Nov 21atTroyW 20–⁠17450–––
2019 Middle Tennessee 12 games, 204 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atMichiganL 21–⁠404130110
Sep 7vs.Tennessee StateW 45–⁠26––––––
Sep 14vs.DukeL 18–⁠413150–––
Sep 28atIowaL 3–⁠486220–––
Oct 5vs.MarshallW 24–⁠131−30–––
Oct 12atFlorida AtlanticL 13–⁠28200–––
Oct 19atNorth TexasL 30–⁠33220–––
Oct 26vs.Florida InternationalW 50–⁠1791381–––
Nov 2atCharlotteL 20–⁠342101120
Nov 16vs.RiceL 28–⁠31230–––
Nov 23vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠17440–––
Nov 30atWestern KentuckyL 26–⁠31590–––

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

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