Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ Indiana | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 1 | 43 | Season-high 124 yds |
| Total | 26 | 185 | 7.4 | 2 | 43 |
#1
Jahiem White
Senior running back for North Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′7″ · 187 lb · York, PA · William Penn HS
CFB Index 58 · #73 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred West Virginia → North Texas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
185
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 7.1 per carry · 9 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 21 car · 204 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% rushing yards game. -- Best game: 124 rush yds, 1 TD, 34 rec yds, vs UNLV
The play that turned itSwung West Virginia from 42% to 74% to win.West Virginia at Ohio · 17-10
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for North Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to West Virginia in 2023.
- Transferred from West Virginia to North Texas in 2026.
In Their Words
351 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“No, Jayden is slim and fast like Pat White from West Virginia running Rich Rodriguez offense!!! Believe it or not, Keelon Russell is more like Vince Young because of his equal speed and throwing ability!!”
youtube/BAMA FOOTBALL ON YOUTUBE WITH KYLE HENDERSON · fan post, verbatim
Jahiem White
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Jahiem White has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2025 added another: Preseason All-Big 12 (media). The receipt: 124 rush yds, 34 rec yds against UNLV — Week 2, 2026.
185 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 26 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
202310 games
- Signed with West Virginia3-star out of William Penn
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Eric Morris, Drew Svoboda, and Neal Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to North Texas
2025West Virginia
2026North Texas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023West Virginia9-4HC: Neal Brown · Run-heavy
2024West Virginia6-7HC: Chad Scott · Run-leaning
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2026North Texas1-1HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: rec yards (100th percentile). Strength: yards / carry (93rd 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 splits
Through 2 games: 92.5 YDS/g, 7.4 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
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 | North Texas | 26 | 185 | 7.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 24 | 133 | 5.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 149 | 845 | 5.7 | 7 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 109 | 842 | 7.7 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 308 | 2,005 | 6.5 | 16 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 9 | 70 | 7.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | West Virginia | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 19 | 122 | 6.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 36 | 332 | 9.2 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
124 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against UNLV.
With T. Jackson — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.9 · 15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · I. Ratliff — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · UNLV · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.48(04:01) Shotgun #2 T.Jackson pass complete short right to #1 J.White caught at UNLV37, for 32 yards to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:51, 1ST DOWN #90 D.De Freitas kick attempt good (H: #37 I.Ratliff, LS: #52 J.Poff)
- Week 1 · Indiana · 1&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.42(11:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.White rush right for 9 yards gain to the IND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:40 #90 D.De Freitas kick attempt good (H: #37 I.Ratliff, LS: #52 J.Poff)
- Week 1 · Indiana · 2&3 · Q2 · EPA -2.19(13:38) Shotgun #2 T.Jackson pass complete short right to #1 J.White caught at UNT46, for 4 yards loss to the UNT47 (#17 D.Ndukwe)
- Week 2 · UNLV · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.09(14:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.White rush left for 43 yards gain to the UNLV16 (#2 D.Harris), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Indiana · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.08(08:18) Shotgun #2 T.Jackson pass complete short right to #1 J.White caught at UNT45, for 7 yards to the IND45 (#6 P.Zachman), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Indiana · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.00(05:18) Shotgun #2 T.Jackson pass complete short right to #1 J.White caught at UNT37, for 11 yards to the UNT43, out of bounds at UNT43, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · UNLV · 1&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.88(12:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.White rush right for 5 yards gain to the UNLV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:32 #90 D.De Freitas kick attempt good (H: #37 I.Ratliff, LS: #52 J.Poff)
- Week 2 · UNLV · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.80(10:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.White rush right for 20 yards gain to the UNT45 (#20 L.Cleveland), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Indiana · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -1.76(14:21) Shotgun #1 J.White rush left for 3 yards loss to the UNT41 (#7 C.Obiazor)
- Week 1 · Indiana · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.71(15:00) Shotgun #1 J.White rush middle for 19 yards gain to the UNT44 (#2 B.Baldwin Jr.; #10 R.Gandy), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Calvin Camp’s 2021 season.
71%match
Matches Calvin on
Yards / carry
Weight
Differs from Calvin on
Class year (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Height (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Wayne Knight’s path through James Madison.
96%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Wayne on
Height
Weight
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Calvin Camp's sophomore season at Charlotte (2021).
73%match
Matches Calvin on
Yards / carry
Height
Weight
Differs from Calvin on
Class year (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jahiem White
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #134
Peaked at #134 this season.
Background
Prior to UNT: Spent the 2023-25 seasons at West Virginia … appeared in 27 games across three seasons with 16 starts in the backfield for the Mountaineers … earned Freshman All-America honors from The Athletic, PFF and On3 in 2023 … also earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors as a freshman … r...
The backfield · North Texas
- #1Jahiem White133 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Brendon Haygood12 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Nick Osho2 games · 2026
- #22Colin Pageno box-score line yet
- #36Keenan Jacksonno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology