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Jaylen Wright

RB · Tennessee · Jr.

Miami — drafted 2024, Rd 4, Pick 20, #120 overall
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Jaylen Wright

RB · Tennessee · Jr

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#660 national
CFB
College
Tennessee
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R4 · #120
Miami · 2024

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
Josh Heupel
Tennessee
2022
Josh Heupel
Tennessee
2023
Josh Heupel
Tennessee

Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

MiamiEntering 3rd NFL season

#120Rd 4 · Pick 20
MiamiEntering 3rd NFL season
View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Tennessee7-6HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Tennessee11-2HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Tennessee1371,0137.44--
2022Tennessee1468756.010--
2021Tennessee854094.84--
Career3682,2976.218--
SeasonTeam
2023Tennessee221416.40--
2022Tennessee284.00--
2021Tennessee6223.70--
Career301715.70--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2023

W 33–27

at Kentucky

120 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Speed Merchant

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

RB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Dylan Carson’s 2023 season.

Dylan Carson

64%match

Air Force · 2023

#2

Kye Robichaux

Western Kentucky · 2022

58%
#3

Anthony Watkins

Tulsa · 2021

57%
#4

DeWayne McBride

UAB · 2020

NFL Rd 7
52%
#5

Donovan Edwards

Michigan · 2022

52%

Matches Dylan on

Yards / carry
Weight
Height

Differs from Dylan on

Class year (lower)
Total rush EPA (college ability) (higher)
Based on 7 features · 4 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jermar Jefferson’s path through Oregon State.

Jermar Jefferson

90%match

Oregon State · 2020

NFL Rd 7
#2

King Miller

USC · 2025

90%
#3

Jamal Roberts

Missouri · 2025

89%
#4

Jarquez Hunter

Auburn · 2024

All-SECNFL Rd 4
87%
#5

Ahmad Hardy

Missouri · 2025

Consensus All-American
86%

Matches Jermar on

Yards per carry
Recruiting rating
202120222023
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jamal Roberts's junior season at Missouri (2025).

Jamal Roberts

71%match

Missouri · 2025

#2

Emmett Johnson

Nebraska · 2025

All-Big TenNFL Rd 5
67%
#3

Zylan Perry

Louisiana · 2024

66%
#4

Shane Porter

North Texas · 2024

65%
#5

Keyjuan Brown

Louisville · 2025

64%

Matches Jamal on

Total rush EPA (college ability)
Height
Yards / carry

Differs from Jamal on

Class year (higher)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Jaylen Wright

#1

King Miller

USC · 2025

90%
#2

Jamal Roberts

Missouri · 2024

89%
#3

Jarquez Hunter

Auburn · 2021

87%
#4

Marcellous Hawkins

Virginia Tech · 2025

85%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2023
4092021
8752022
1,0132023

+148%

Up 148% from first season to most-recent.