Ohio · L 27-29
No carries.
Florida International · W 27-24
No carries.
Likely has carries in 6 of Jacksonville State’s 8 games: none against Ohio and Florida International.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
Jalen Likely
Jalen Likely takes over from Cam Cook at Jacksonville State.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against New Mexico State on Oct. 28: 4 carries for 39 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 44 carries for 240 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 44 | 240 | 5.5 | 3 | 45 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 34 |
| Career | 51 | 292 | 5.7 | 3 | 45 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 1 | 18 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 1 | 18 |
Last game (Wk 9): 39 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-33@ North Dakota State | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 1 | W 49-7vs Eastern Kentucky | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 45 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-27vs Georgia Southern | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-13vs Middle Tennessee | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-26@ Kennesaw State | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-0@ New Mexico State | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 1 | 27 | |
| Total | 44 | 240 | 5.5 | 3 | 45 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 49-7
73 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 42-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.
With C. Creel — 327 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · 54 rush yds (10 car) · J. Williams — 7 rec · 144 yds · 4 TD
The plays that mattered most
290th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%42 carriesFumble rate
2.3%1 of 44 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.5 yds/carry on 44 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
2 seasons under Charles Kelly — 15-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 37.7 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 42.3 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 40.2 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 39.0 | 9.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Kelly
Pass share
43.9%
213 pass / 272 run
Plays / game
60.6
8 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
240 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Sun Belt Conference
