Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ Nevada | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Total | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
#25
Jaden McGill
Redshirt senior running back for Western Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Chicago, IL · St. Thomas More School
Returning to Western Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
6
rushing yards · 2026
3 per carry · 3 catches
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rush yds, 26 rec yds, at Nevada
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Western Kentucky. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Tennessee State to Western Kentucky in 2025.
Jaden McGill
Tennessee State to Western Kentucky — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 26 rec yds, 6 rush yds against Nevada — Week 1, 2026.
6 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Western Kentucky
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tyson Helton — 9-6 over that span.
2025Western Kentucky9-4HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced
2026Western Kentucky0-2HC: Tyson Helton · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 6.0 YDS/g, 3.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Western Kentucky
Returning around him
- 84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: -4 net (19 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Kentucky · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #87 · 2026 recruiting class #81
Background
2025 (Sr.) | 4/0: McGill appeared in four games during his first season on The Hill. He 16 rushing attempts for 63 yards and one touchdown, and added one 12-yard reception. His best game statistically came in the Aug. 30 win over North Alabama, when he rushed nine times for 46 yards and a touchdo...
The backfield · Western Kentucky
- #3Ajay Allen497 rushing yards · 2025
- #9George Hart III300 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Kalib Hicks128 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Jaden McGill63 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Jalen Hampton27 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology