Jahiem White

#1 · RB · Sr. · North Texas5′7″ · 190 lb · York, PA · William Penn

Over 100 yards in the last 5 games
  • touchdown

Florida Atlantic · W 48-41

26 carries, 193 yards, 2 TD

The other 7 games average 121 yards. This one was 72 above.

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1,043 rushing yards in 8 games, 2nd in the FBS; their best was 219 at Tulsa.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

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Ahead of Hawkins’s 2025 pace

05001,0001,5002,000124681012144 to playGames playedHawkins ’25: 537 at game 8, 1,424 for the seasonWilson ’17: 834 at game 8, 1,215 for the seasonTorrey ’21: 897 at game 8, 1,215 for the seasonAdeyi ’23: 611 at game 8, 1,017 for the seasonHawkins ’25 1,424Wilson ’17 1,215Torrey ’21 1,215White 1,043Adeyi ’23 1,017
Through 8 games: 506 yards ahead of Caleb Hawkins in 2025 (537 at this point), whose season finished at 1,424. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

Backs who run like White, and how their seasons went

05001,0001,5002,000124681012144 to playGames playedScott ’16 (Louisiana Tech): 205 at game 8, 515 for the seasonBrooks-James ’16 (Oregon): 572 at game 8, 771 for the seasonThompson ’18 (Utah State): 561 at game 8, 1,044 for the seasonThompson ’18 1,044White 1,043Brooks-James ’16 771Scott ’16 515
The closest match is Boston Scott of Louisiana Tech in 2016: 205 yards at game 8, against 1,043 this season, and 515 for the season. Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

White against this year’s top backs, game by game

05001,0001,5002,0001246810124 to playGames playedRiley (Boise State): 1,049 at game 8, 1,049 so farRoberts (Missouri): 1,005 at game 8, 1,005 so farSheppard (Duke): 972 at game 8, 972 so farRiley 1,049White 1,043Roberts 1,005Sheppard 972
Through 8 games: 6 yards behind Dylan Riley of Boise State (1,049 at this point). Open dots: where each stood at game 8. Dotted line: the pace through game 12. Tap a line to see that season.

The road ahead: 1,043 yards, 130 a game, 4 regular-season games left.

  • 1,215 yards, Jeffery Wilson in 2017, North Texas’s 2nd-best season in our records: 172 to go, 43 a game.
  • 1,424 yards, Caleb Hawkins in 2025, North Texas’s best season in our records: 381 to go, 95 a game.
  • 1,500 yards: 457 to go, 114 a game.

Already their own best season; their previous best was 845, in 2024.

This week

What’s being said

4 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.

Oct 20: 1Oct 25: 1Oct 29: 1Oct 31: 1W 50-10 vs CharlotteWW 49-39 at NavyWW 48-41 vs Florida AtlanticWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 1
Oct 20: 1Oct 25: 1Oct 29: 1Oct 31: 1W 50-10 vs CharlotteWW 49-39 at NavyWW 48-41 vs Florida AtlanticWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 1
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

All 12 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Jahiem White has 29 catches, 4th among FBS running backs.

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 9:38 · North Texas up 3Jahiem White runs 59 yards for a touchdownNorth Texas at Navy, week 8Q4, 9:38 · North Texas 49, Navy 39Jahiem White's 25th career rushing touchdownJahiem White's 25th career rushing touchdownJ.White rush right for 59 yards gain to the Navy00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this play CBS Sports College Football

All 6 of his plays on video

The season so far

52% of the carries, 69% of the yards, 72% of the touchdowns

  • Carries52%143 of 275
  • Yards69%1,043 of 1,519
  • Touchdowns72%13 of 18
  • Yards a carry: 7.3. Everyone else on the team: 3.6.
  • A touchdown every 11.0 carries. Everyone else on the team: one every 26.4.

At least 40% of the team's rushing yards in every game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Most of his carries go up the middle

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a carry, up for a gain and down for a lossa touchdown

Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 24, middle 69, right 22. His longest went for 84 yards.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Beats you as a runner and a receiver.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

Not actually a closer

51.4%Carry share
30.0%Q4-lead share
95.2%In competitive games

51.4% of carries overall (143/278) → 30.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/70) — 95.2% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

10/17Inside-5 share

10 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (58.8%).

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