Running back, Virginia (from Middle Tennessee), 2023–⁠26

Jekail Middlebrook

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Jekail Middlebrook plays running back for Virginia, after Middle Tennessee (2023–⁠25). Last time out, at SMU: 14 carries, 59 yards; 3 catches, 19 yards. Middlebrook leads Virginia in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

396 rushing yards, 3 TD

Last game: 14 carries, 59 yards; 3 catches, 19 yards at SMU, L 13–⁠23

Next game: vs. Duke, Oct 23

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 64NCSU
  2. 15NORF
  3. 75WVU
  4. 23DEL
  5. 65@FSU
  6. 95SYR
  7. 59@SMU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

109rushing yards, career highat Kennesaw State, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Syracuse, 20266catches, career highvs. Jacksonville State, 202587receiving yards, career highvs. Jacksonville State, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Middle Tennessee18854.7225
2024Middle Tennessee602734.5224
2025Middle Tennessee1407525.4472
2026Virginia813964.9329
Career2991,5065.01172

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Middle Tennessee4317.8021
2024Middle Tennessee221637.4124
2025Middle Tennessee4041210.3348
2026Virginia10707.0112
Career766768.9548

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2025Middle Tennessee8640

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Middle Tennessee21RBFr.
2024Middle Tennessee21RBSo.
2025Middle Tennessee21RBJr.
2026Virginia21RBSr.5′10″198

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
2023Middle Tennessee210.31––6.610%–
2024Middle Tennessee800.2269th (n=434)0.1617.414%0.14
2025Middle Tennessee2090.1153rd (n=576)0.1023.227%0.04
2026Virginia930.2683rd (n=478)0.1024.120%0.21

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Middle Tennessee45%3.101.101.5030%
2026Virginia54%3.501.100.3011%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Virginia 7 games, 396 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.NC StateW 34–⁠815640–––
Sep 11vs.Norfolk StateW 59–⁠33150150
Sep 19vs.West VirginiaL 27–⁠3817751211
Sep 26vs.DelawareW 42–⁠352302210
Oct 3atFlorida StateL 7–⁠38106502240
Oct 10vs.SyracuseW 28–⁠2517952–––
Oct 17atSMUL 13–⁠23145903190
2025 Middle Tennessee 11 games, 752 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Austin PeayL 14–⁠34114802210
Sep 6atWisconsinL 10–⁠42122705360
Sep 13atNevadaW 14–⁠13106704300
Sep 20vs.MarshallL 28–⁠4268904470
Sep 27atKennesaw StateL 16–⁠242010923120
Oct 8vs.Missouri StateL 20–⁠22179303190
Oct 22atDelawareL 28–⁠31116815530
Oct 29vs.Jacksonville StateL 21–⁠24102016871
Nov 8vs.Florida InternationalL 30–⁠5683005641
Nov 22vs.Sam HoustonW 31–⁠171510602311
Nov 29atNew Mexico StateW 31–⁠24209501120
2024 Middle Tennessee 9 games, 273 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Tennessee TechW 32–⁠2561202210
Sep 7atOle MissL 3–⁠52100160
Oct 10atLouisiana TechL 21–⁠4853002311
Oct 15vs.Kennesaw StateW 14–⁠511421–––
Oct 23atJacksonville StateL 20–⁠425190150
Nov 2atUTEPW 20–⁠1373305340
Nov 9vs.LibertyL 17–⁠375160250
Nov 23vs.New Mexico StateL 21–⁠36108005290
Nov 30vs.Florida InternationalL 24–⁠35104114320
2023 Middle Tennessee 3 games, 85 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atAlabamaL 7–⁠5683201210
Sep 16vs.Murray StateW 35–⁠146432290
Sep 23vs.Colorado StateL 23–⁠314100110

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

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