Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 9 | 104 | 11.6 | 2 | 50 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Old Dominion | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-26@ Maryland | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Total | 35 | 200 | 6.4 | 3 | 50 |
#16
Jeffrey Overton Jr.
Freshman running back for Virginia Tech. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 205 lb · Woodbridge, VA · Hayfield
The numbers
200
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 49 rush yds, 1 TD, 63 rec yds, at Maryland
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman running back for Virginia Tech. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Virginia Tech in 2025.
Jeffrey Overton Jr.
Jeffrey Overton Jr. has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Virginia Tech. The receipt on tape: 104 rush yds, 2 rush TD against VMI, Week 1, 2026.
200 RUSH YDS · 3 RUSH TD · 35 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Virginia Tech4-star out of Hayfield
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Virginia Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Virginia Tech
Coaching transition mid-career: Brent Pry → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 35 | 200 | 5.7 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 25 | 146 | 5.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 60 | 346 | 5.8 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 131 | 16.4 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Jeffrey Overton Jr.'s 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 35–26
at Maryland
49 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
With E. Grunkemeyer — 314 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.7 · 13 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · N. Totten — 43.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +49 rushing yards, +1 rushing TD, +3 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2026Virginia Tech3-0HC: James Franklin · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec yards (96th percentile). Concern: carries (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 | 75.5 | 7.5 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 49.0 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 66.7 | 6.4 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
50.0%
115 pass / 115 run
Plays / game
76.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
115 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #138
Peaked at #138 this season.
The backfield · Virginia Tech
- #32Bill Davis763 rushing yards · 2025
- #27Marcellous Hawkins749 rushing yards · 2025
- #16Jeffrey Overton Jr.146 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Tyler Mason20 rushing yards · 2025
- #46Darius Taylor1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Virginia Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology