Jaylon Armstead
Jaylon Armstead
Wears you down at the goal line. Jaylon Armstead has played for two head coaches in four seasons at San Diego State. The receipt: 18 rush yds against Oregon State — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at San Diego State, 878 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Diego State | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 103 | 448 | 4.3 | 8 | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 52 | 313 | 6.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 24 | 75 | 3.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 192 | 878 | 4.6 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Diego State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 45–14
vs East Texas A&M
9 rush yds (5 car)
Dominant 31-point win at home against East Texas A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to DK Billingsley’s 2022 season.
Matches DK on
Differs from DK on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DK Billingsley’s path through Troy.
Gary Brightwell
Gerrid Doaks
Matches DK on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to D.J. Williams's senior season at Arizona (2023).
Matches D.J. on
Differs from D.J. on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024-44%
Sharp dropoff (-44%) — career inflection point.