Jamal Haynes is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Georgia Tech.
Jamal Haynes is on trial in Georgia Tech's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.
TEAM RUSHING YARDS LEADER
944
Team leader in rushing yards (944).
Georgia Tech fans are litigating the player's worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 29.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 21.8% of his carries. 4 carries for 6 yds vs Boston College; 12 for 107 vs Temple.
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
7 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (22.6%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 124 | 531 | 4.3 | 5 | 47 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 168 | 944 | 5.6 | 9 | 68 |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 174 | 1,059 | 6.1 | 7 | 67 |
| Career | 466 | 2,534 | 5.4 | 21 | 68 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 33 | 257 | 7.8 | 0 | 34 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 27 | 154 | 5.7 | 3 | 17 |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 20 | 151 | 7.5 | 1 | 46 |
| Career | 80 | 562 | 7.0 | 4 | 46 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-20@ Colorado | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-12vs Gardner-Webb | 9 | 92 | 10.2 | 2 | 47 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-21vs No. 12 Clemson | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs Temple | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 0 | 47 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 30-29@ Wake Forest | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-20vs Virginia Tech | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-18@ Duke | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16vs Syracuse | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-48@ NC State | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-34@ Boston College | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-42vs Pittsburgh | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 9-16vs No. 4 Georgia | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 | |
 Bowl | L 21-25vs No. 12 BYU | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 124 | 531 | 4.3 | 5 | 47 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 45-24
vs Temple
107 rush yds (12 car) · 4 rec · 39 yds
Dominant 21-point win at home against Temple.
With M. Nichols — 51.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · H. King — 161 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 65.7 · 15 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
36%109 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 124 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.3 yds/carry on 124 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 36% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4012% of team targetsCatch rate
78%31 of 40 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
78% catch rate on 40 targets · 12% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Brent Key, all run-leaning offenses — 23-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 59.3 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 27.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 58.1 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 20.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
46.1%
391 pass / 457 run
Plays / game
65.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
367 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
124 carries and 33 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #211 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-ACC
Based on 2025: #30 of 38 ACC RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
ACC Running Back Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Geoff Collins → Brent Key. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
