Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 34 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 22 |
#5
Jaylen Jenkins
Senior running back for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 173 lb · Allen, TX
CFB Index 46 · #159 of 317 RBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Texas State)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
34
rushing yards · 2026
5.7 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 34 rush yds, -2 rec yds, at Texas
Swing playSwung Texas State from 45% to 72% to win.Texas State at UTSA · 43-36
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2022.
Jaylen Jenkins
Wins in space out of the backfield. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-Sun Belt. The receipt on tape: 34 rush yds, 1 receptions against Texas, Week 1, 2026.
34 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 6 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202211 games
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of Allen
202511 games
- All-Sun Beltsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Texas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Texas State
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Washington State7-6HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning
2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (83rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 17.0 YDS/g, 5.7 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 31 | 170 | 5.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 20 | 62 | 3.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 67 | 395 | 5.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 127 | 678 | 5.3 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington State | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 162 | 7.7 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Brian Battie’s 2021 season.
59%match
1st-team All-American
Matches Brian on
Yards / carry
Differs from Brian on
Class year (lower)
Receiving share (higher)
Weight (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Chad Alexander’s path through Georgia Tech.
83%match
Matches Chad on
Yards per carry
Height
Differs from Chad on
Weight (lower)
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Javious Bond's freshman season at East Carolina (2023).
68%match
Matches Javious on
Receiving share
Yards / carry
Differs from Javious on
Class year (higher)
Height (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaylen Jenkins
The backfield · Texas State
- #5Jaylen Jenkins170 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Torrance Burgess Jr.95 rushing yards · 2025
- Taji Atkins1 game · 2026
- #21Cole Pryor1 game · 2026
- #6Davian Jackson2 games · 2026
1 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology