Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2/20Inside-5 share
2 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (10.0%).
- touchdown
UTSA · L 26-31
No carries.
Boise State · L 45-46
No carries.
Jenkins has carries in 6 of Texas State’s 8 games: none against UTSA and Boise State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
This week
- RecordTexas State is 4-4.
- Next gameat Oregon State · Sat Nov 7
Worth knowing
- Jaylen Jenkins has 196 rushing yards, already past last season's 170.
Jaylen Jenkins
Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Jake Dickert and G.J. Kinne. First career honor, 2025: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 78 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Colorado State, Week 7, 2026.
196 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 38 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
The latest game
Against Utah State on Oct. 24: 7 carries for 11 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 38 carries for 196 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 20-17 vs Utah State7 carries, 11 yds
- W 66-27 vs Colorado State10 carries, 78 yds, 1 TD
- L 29-31 at San Diego State1 carry, 0 yds
- W 63-10 vs Incarnate Word10 carries, 57 yds
- W 49-35 vs North Texas4 carries, 16 yds
- L 7-59 at Texas6 carries, 34 yds
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 38 | 196 | 5.2 | 1 | 22 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 31 | 170 | 5.5 | 2 | 58 |
| 2024 | Texas State | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | Washington State | 20 | 62 | 3.1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 67 | 395 | 5.9 | 1 | 41 |
| Career | 159 | 840 | 5.3 | 4 | 58 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 21 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Washington State | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | Washington State | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 2 | 45 |
| Career | 23 | 189 | 8.2 | 2 | 45 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ No. 5 Texas | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-10vs Incarnate Word | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-31@ San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 66-27vs Colorado State | 10 | 78 | 7.8 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 78 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Utah State | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 38 | 196 | 5.2 | 1 | 22 |
Signature game
Week 7 · 2026
W 66-27
78 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 39-point win at home against Colorado State.
With B. Jackson — 213 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.5 · 181 rush yds (13 car) · 3 TD · T. Burgess Jr. — 224 rush yds (24 car) · 4 TD · 3 rec · 52 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · Colorado State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.57J.Jenkins rush left for 22 yards gain (T.Staples)
- Week 7 · Colorado State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.44J.Jenkins rush middle for 19 yards gain (D.Brinson)
- Week 1 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.39J.Jenkins rush middle for 22 yards gain (J.McDonald)
- Week 3 · North Texas · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.32J.Jenkins rush middle for 5 yards gain (C.Coombes; C.Roberts)
- Week 5 · San Diego State · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.28Jackson to Jenkins: a 21-yard pass.
- Week 8 · Utah State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.16J.Jenkins rush middle for 0 yards (T.Tuha; A.Cunningham)
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Utah State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.10J.Jenkins rush middle for 0 yards (M.Brown)
- Week 4 · Incarnate Word · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.99J.Jenkins rush middle for 17 yards gain (D.Carmouche)
- Week 8 · Utah State · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +0.98J.Jenkins rush middle for 2 yards gain (B.Hamblin)
- Week 7 · Colorado State · 1st and 1 · Q3 · EPA +0.94J.Jenkins rush middle for 1 yard gain for a touchdown
Where he ranks
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Teams and coaches
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 State4-4HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 32.4 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 17.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 30.8 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 11.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
40.9%
242 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
74.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
All-Conference
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,341 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Pac-12.
Five seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Texas State KinneYear 5 · 7 games
- Dec 2025 Entered the transfer portal
- 2025 Texas State KinneYear 4 · 11 gamesAll-conference
- 2024 Texas State KinneYear 3 · 2 games
- 2023 Washington State DickertYear 2 · 6 games
- 2022 Washington State DickertYear 1 · 11 games
- High school AllenAllen, TX · Class of 2022Three-star, No. 1,341 in the 2022 class. Signed with Washington State.Also from Allen: Neto Umeozulu (North Texas), Caleb Smith (Arizona), Colter Alberding (Rice) and 13 more.
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from Texas State, Dec 14, 2025.
A stat line in 37 games over five seasons.
2022 11 games
- Signed with Washington StateThree-star, out of Allen
2025 11 games
- All-Sun Beltsecond
2026 7 games
- Entered the portalfrom Texas State
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2023
Washington State
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jake Dickert and G.J. Kinne.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Texas State
DestinationTBD