Jaylen Anderson: RB · West Virginia.
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Jaylen Anderson
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for two head coaches at West Virginia: Neal Brown and Chad Scott. A game that shows it: 19 rushing yards against Oklahoma State — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 44 | 147 | 3.3 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 35 | 275 | 7.9 | 2 | 57 |
| Career | 88 | 456 | 5.2 | 3 | 57 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-34vs No. 8 Penn State | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 19 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 18-45vs No. 17 Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-26@ Arizona | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
Week 6 · 2024
W 38-14
The plays that mattered most
3 seasons under Neal Brown — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 9.5 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 16.5 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Scott
Pass share
41.8%
372 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
68.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at West Virginia, 456 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Neal Brown.
