Jayden Scott
Jayden Scott
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 35–31
vs Virginia
30 rush yds (8 car)
Edged out Virginia at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
NC State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · NC State
Returning around him
- 95% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 2 NC State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (20 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
NC State · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #45 · 2026 recruiting class #49
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Daelen Alexander’s 2025 season.
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Differs from Daelen on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Ja'Kobi Jackson’s path through Florida.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Daelen Alexander's sophomore season at Rice (2025).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Jayden Scott
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #390
Peaked at #390 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+14775%
Up 14775% from first season to most-recent.