#23

Jaydon Blue

Former running back at Texas. 2024: 730 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 42 catches.

RB · Texas · Jr. · #23

6′0″ · 200 lb · Houston, TX

CFB Index 65 · #48 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceWatch-list name (model)Dallas — drafted 2025, Rd 5, Pick 12, #149 overall

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 195 nationally · Signed with Texas

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Texas. 2024: 730 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 42 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2022.
Drafted round 5 by the Dallas in 2025.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Texas, 1,161 rushing yards — drafted at #149 overall by Dallas.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 124 yds vs UL Monroe.UL Monroe · W 51-32024

20223 games

Signed with Texas4-star out of Klein Cain

2025

Drafted by Dallasround 5, pick 149

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#195 national

CFB

College

Texas

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #149

Dallas · 2025

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

1 coach

2022–2024

Steve Sarkisian

Texas

Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DallasEntering 2nd NFL season

#149Rd 5 · Pick 12

DallasEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Steve Sarkisian — 33-10 over that span.

2022Texas8-5HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2023Texas12-2HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

2024Texas13-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

65Quality starter #48 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: success rate (82nd percentile). Strength: rec yards (97th percentile). Concern: fumbles lost (4th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Success rate#78 / 442 · 82nd pct

53.2%

TD rate#134 / 442 · 70th pct

6.1%

Yards / carry#177 / 442 · 60th pct

5.5

Explosive rate#209 / 442 · 53rd pct

6.9%

EPA / carry#291 / 442 · 34th pct

0.10

Box-score rates (8)

Rec yards#9 / 330 · 97th pct

368

Receptions#11 / 330 · 97th pct

Long run#22 / 335 · 93rd pct

Rush TDs#71 / 335 · 76th pct

Rush yards#95 / 335 · 72nd pct

730

Carries#104 / 335 · 69th pct

134

Yards / carry#102 / 335 · 68th pct

5.4

Fumbles lost#192 / 204 · 4th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

19th → 34th percentile

Success rate

19th → 82nd percentile

Explosive rate

24th → 53rd percentile

Yards / carry

68th → 60th percentile

TD rate

18th → 70th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

131 carries

15%

Stuffed (≤0)

34%

Grind (1–3)

40%

Chunk (4–9)

10%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 15 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home9g	59.7	6.2	0.9
Road6g	32.2	3.1	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Steve Sarkisian

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Watch-list name (model)

Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

65 · #48 of 310 RBs

Former four-star. Now #48 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Texas	134	730	5.4	8	--
2023	Texas	65	398	6.1	3	--
2022	Texas	15	33	2.2	0	--
Career		214	1,161	5.4	11	--

Season	Team
2024	Texas	42	368	8.8	6	--
2023	Texas	14	135	9.6	1	--
2022	Texas	--	--	--	--	--
Career		56	503	9.0	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2024

W 17–7

at Texas A&M

7 rush yds (5 car)

With Q. Ewers — 218 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.1 · 29 rush yds (4 car) · T. Wisner — 186 rush yds (33 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Clemson · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA +6.27Jaydon Blue run for 77 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Week 5 · Mississippi State · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA -4.24Jaydon Blue run for a loss of 1 yard to the MSST 21 Jaydon Blue fumbled, recovered by MSST Zakari Tillman Z. Tillman return for 0 yds
Week 1 · Clemson · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA -3.79Jaydon Blue run for a loss of 1 yard to the CLEM 18
Week 11 · Florida · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +3.75Quinn Ewers pass complete to Jaydon Blue for 45 yds to the FLA 32 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Ohio State · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +3.55Jaydon Blue 26 Yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Will Stone Kick)
Week 12 · Arkansas · 3&13 · Q4 · EPA +3.31Quinn Ewers pass complete to Jaydon Blue for 17 yds to the ARK 48 for a 1ST down
Week 11 · Florida · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.26Jaydon Blue run for 45 yds to the FLA 30 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Clemson · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.09Jaydon Blue run for 38 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Week 1 · Ohio State · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.94Jaydon Blue 18 Yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Will Stone Kick)
Week 2 · Michigan · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.88Quinn Ewers pass complete to Jaydon Blue for 7 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 15 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 52-0vs Colorado State	11	57	5.2	0	17	Season-high 146 yds
Wk 2	W 31-12@ 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 34-3@ Oklahoma	10	30	3.0	0	13
Wk 8	L 15-30vs Georgia	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 9	W 27-24@ 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@ Texas A&M	5	7	1.4	0	4
Wk 15	L 19-22vs Georgia	2	2	1.0	0	3
Bowl	W 38-24vs Clemson	14	146	10.4	2	77
Bowl	W 39-31@ Arizona State	4	4	1.0	0	3
Bowl	L 14-28vs Ohio State	4	16	4.0	0	8
Total		134	730	4.9	8	77