Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 10 | 50 | 4.8 | 0 | 22 |
#5
Jaylen Jenkins
Senior running back for Texas State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 173 lb · Allen, TX
CFB Index 46 · #159 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Texas State)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
50
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 34 rush yds, -2 rec yds, at Texas
Swing playSwung Texas State from 45% to 72% to win.Texas State at UTSA · 43-36
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for Texas State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2022.
Jaylen Jenkins
Wins in space out of the backfield. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. The receipt on tape: 34 rush yds, 1 receptions against Texas, Week 1, 2026.
50 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202211 games
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of Allen
202511 games
- All-Sun Beltsecond
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Texas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Texas State
DestinationTBD
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 31 | 170 | 5.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 20 | 62 | 3.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 67 | 395 | 5.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 131 | 694 | 5.3 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 162 | 7.7 | 2 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 49–35
vs North Texas
16 rush yds (4 car)
Edged out North Texas at home in a shootout.
With B. Jackson — 268 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.6 · 30 rush yds (9 car) · T. Burgess Jr. — 214 rush yds (25 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Texas · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.39(04:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Jenkins rush middle for 22 yards gain to the TXST34 (#4 J.McDonald), 1ST DOWN
- Week 3 · North Texas · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.32(10:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Jenkins rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UNT48 (#4 C.Coombes; #17 C.Roberts), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Texas · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.89(05:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 B.Jackson pass complete short left to #5 J.Jenkins caught at TXST19, for 2 yards loss to the TXST23 (#8 K.Phillips)
- Week 3 · North Texas · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.78(09:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Jenkins rush middle for 0 yards to the UNT38 (#58 N.Clark)
- Week 1 · Texas · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.46(14:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Jenkins rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TEXAS31 (#15 J.Terry)
- Week 1 · Texas · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.40(03:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Jenkins rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TXST37 (#15 J.Terry)
- Week 3 · North Texas · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +0.37(11:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Jenkins rush right for 6 yards gain to the TXST47 (#0 B.Jones; #16 B.Allen Jr.)
- Week 1 · Texas · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA -0.27(07:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Jenkins rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TXST32 (#3 R.Biles; #92 C.Vasek)
- Week 1 · Texas · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.20(13:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Jenkins rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TEXAS22 (#15 J.Terry; #95 I.Geffrard), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Texas · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.11(07:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 J.Jenkins rush middle for 4 yards gain to the TXST29 (#28 J.Cryer; #4 J.McDonald)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +16 rushing yards.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Washington State7-6HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State1-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 8.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 34.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 16.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
36.8%
81 pass / 139 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
73 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,341 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Pac-12 as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Brian Battie’s 2021 season.
59%match
1st-team All-American
Matches Brian on
Yards / carry
Differs from Brian on
Class year (lower)
Receiving share (higher)
Weight (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Chad Alexander’s path through Georgia Tech.
83%match
Matches Chad on
Yards per carry
Height
Differs from Chad on
Weight (lower)
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Javious Bond's freshman season at East Carolina (2023).
68%match
Matches Javious on
Receiving share
Yards / carry
Differs from Javious on
Class year (higher)
Height (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaylen Jenkins
The backfield · Texas State
- #5Jaylen Jenkins170 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Torrance Burgess Jr.95 rushing yards · 2025
- Taji Atkins1 game · 2026
- #21Cole Pryor1 game · 2026
- #6Davian Jackson3 games · 2026
1 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology