Jaydon Blue: RB · Texas · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaydon Blue
Wins in space out of the backfield. Third year in the Texas backfield. On tape: 146 rushing yards and 31 receiving yards against Clemson, Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
23.8% of carries overall (128/537) → 11.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/168) — 94.7% 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
11 of the team's 37 inside-the-5 carries (29.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 31
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 15 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Colorado State | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-12@ No. 10 Michigan | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-3vs UL Monroe | 25 | 124 | 5.0 | 3 | 20 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | W 35-13vs Mississippi State | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-3vs No. 18 Oklahoma | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-30vs No. 5 Georgia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ No. 25 Vanderbilt | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-17vs Florida | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 1 | 45 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-10@ Arkansas | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-14vs Kentucky | 15 | 96 | 6.4 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 14 | W 17-7@ No. 20 Texas A&M | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 15 | L 19-22vs No. 5 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Bowl | W 38-24vs No. 13 Clemson | 14 | 146 | 10.4 | 2 | 77 | |
 Bowl | W 39-31vs No. 10 Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
 Bowl | L 14-28vs No. 6 Ohio State | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 134 | 730 | 5.4 | 8 | 77 |
Bowl · 2024
W 38-24
vs Clemson
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
53%109 carriesFumble rate
3.0%4 of 134 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 134 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 53% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Steve Sarkisian — 33-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 15 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 74.1 | 7.5 | 1.1 |
| Road4g | 39.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 54.4 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 42.1 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
48.7%
541 pass / 570 run
Plays / game
69.4
16 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
584 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Our Heisman model had this player inside its top 25 in 2024.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #48 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas, 1,161 rushing yards — drafted at #149 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Steve Sarkisian.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 2nd NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 2nd NFL season
