Jaylen McGill

#27 · RB · So. · North Carolina5′10″ · 220 lb · Spartanburg, SC · Mountain View Preparatory

Rushing yards246229th of 278 running backsLast gameL 35–38vs Miami · Oct 31
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246 rushing yards in 8 games; their best was 75 at Duke.
Game 1: against TCU, win 15-10, 33 rushing yards, 1 touchdown33WTCUGame 2: against East Tennessee State, win 35-3, 40 rushing yards, FCS opponent40WETSUFCSGame 3: at Clemson, loss 20-28, 13 rushing yards13LCLEM@Game 4: against Notre Dame, loss 26-37, 15 rushing yards15LNDGame 5: at Pittsburgh, win 21-17, -4 rushing yards0WPITT@Game 6: at Duke, win 24-20, 75 rushing yards, 1 touchdown75WDUKE@Game 7: against Syracuse, loss 30-31, 62 rushing yards62LSYRGame 8: against Miami, loss 35-38, 12 rushing yards12LMIASeason high
Game 1: against TCU, win 15-10, 33 rushing yards, 1 touchdownWTCUGame 2: against East Tennessee State, win 35-3, 40 rushing yards, FCS opponentWETSUFCSGame 3: at Clemson, loss 20-28, 13 rushing yardsLCLEM@Game 4: against Notre Dame, loss 26-37, 15 rushing yardsLNDGame 5: at Pittsburgh, win 21-17, -4 rushing yardsWPITT@Game 6: at Duke, win 24-20, 75 rushing yards, 1 touchdown75WDUKE@Game 7: against Syracuse, loss 30-31, 62 rushing yardsLSYRGame 8: against Miami, loss 35-38, 12 rushing yards12LMIASeason high
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Miami · L 35-38

5 carries, 12 yards

The other 7 games average 33 yards. This one was 21 below.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

6 stories in the last 30 days, from 6 outlets.

Oct 19: 1Oct 20: 1Oct 21: 4W 21-17 at PittsburghWW 24-20 at DukeWL 30-31 vs SyracuseLL 35-38 vs MiamiLOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 4
Oct 19: 1Oct 20: 1Oct 21: 4W 21-17 at PittsburghWW 24-20 at DukeWL 30-31 vs SyracuseLL 35-38 vs MiamiLOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 4
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Jaylen McGill's Readiness, Short Memory Make the Difference for UNC

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All 7 stories this season

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 1:53 · North Carolina down 3, takes the leadJaylen McGill runs 24 yards for a touchdownNorth Carolina at Duke, week 7Q4, 1:53 · North Carolina 24, Duke 201:53Go-ahead touchdown for North Carolina with 1:53 left1:53Go-ahead touchdown for North Carolina with 1:53 leftGo-ahead touchdown for North Carolina with 1:53 leftJ.McGill rush left for 24 yards gain to the DUKE00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

All 3 of his plays on video

20% of the carries, 28% of the yards, 20% of the touchdowns

  • Carries20%47 of 233
  • Yards28%246 of 868
  • Touchdowns20%2 of 10
  • Yards a carry: 5.2. Everyone else on the team: 3.3.

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Jaylen McGill

RB · North Carolina · #27

Second year in the same backfield at North Carolina. One game to point at: 75 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Duke — Week 7, 2026.

246 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 47 carries

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Just keeps getting the ball, series after series.

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