Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/17Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (5.9%).
Jayy McDonald
Last confirmed: Middle Tennessee, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 191 lb · Oakland, CA · Laney College
Jayy McDonald: RB · Middle Tennessee · #2.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jayy McDonald
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Second year in the Middle Tennessee backfield. On tape: 76 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards against UTSA, Week 4, 2020.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 37 | 153 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 40 | 204 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Career | 77 | 357 | 4.6 | 1 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 68 | 6.2 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-42@ Army | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-47vs Troy | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-37@ UTSA | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | 64 | Season-high 76 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Western Kentucky | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-28@ Florida International | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-52vs North Texas | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-34@ Rice | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-42@ No. 16 Marshall | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17@ Troy | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 37 | 153 | 4.1 | 0 | 64 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2020
L 35-37
at UTSA
76 rush yds (7 car) · 3 rec · 25 yds
With A. O'Hara — 372 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 41.1 · 61 rush yds (21 car) · K. Ulbrich — 41 yards per punt · 6 punts · 51 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.07Jayy McDonald run for 64 yds to the TexSA 32 for a
- Week 1 · Army · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA −3.23Jayy McDonald run for a loss of 1 yard to the MTnSt 43 Jayy McDonald fumbled, forced by Cedrick Cunningham, recovered by Army Jon Rhattigan
- Week 5 · Western Kentucky · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA −1.91Jayy McDonald run for a loss of 3 yards to the MTnSt 48
- Week 7 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.85Jayy McDonald run for 20 yds to the MTnSt 49 for a
- Week 4 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.57Jayy McDonald run for a loss of 3 yards to the TexSA 45
- Week 4 · UTSA · 2nd and 13 · Q4 · EPA +1.56Asher O'Hara pass complete to Jayy McDonald for 12 yds to the TexSA 33
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.51Asher O'Hara pass complete to Jayy McDonald for 16 yds to the MTnSt 47 for a
- Week 7 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.40Jayy McDonald run for a loss of 2 yards to the MTnSt 35
- Week 8 · Rice · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.37Jayy McDonald run for 15 yds to the Rice 2 for a
- Week 1 · Army · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.34Jayy McDonald run for 8 yds to the MTnSt 30 for a
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Rick Stockstill, all balanced offenses — 7-14 over that span.
2019Middle Tennessee4-8HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
2020Middle Tennessee3-6HC: Rick Stockstill · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 12.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 19.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 21.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 8.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rick Stockstill
Pass share
49.3%
310 pass / 319 run
Plays / game
69.9
9 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
37 carries and 9 catches in 9 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Middle Tennessee
- Jan 2021 Entered the transfer portal
- 2020 Middle Tennessee StockstillYear 4 · 9 games
- 2019 Middle Tennessee StockstillYear 3 · 12 games
- 2018 Middle Tennessee StockstillYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2017 Middle Tennessee StockstillYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Middle Tennessee in 2019 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Laney College, No. 254 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Middle Tennessee in the 2019 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Entered the transfer portal from Middle Tennessee, Jan 28, 2021.
How it ended
Two seasons at Middle Tennessee, 357 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2019 12 games
- Signed with Middle Tennessee3-star out of Laney College
2021
- Entered the portalfrom Middle Tennessee
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coach2017–2020
Middle Tennessee
Played his entire career under Rick Stockstill.