Jaylen Warren: RB · Oklahoma State · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jaylen Warren
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Gary Andersen, Frank Maile and Mike Gundy. First career honor, 2021: Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year. On tape: 218 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Boise State, Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 16.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 14.9% of his carries. 6 carries for 17 yds vs Missouri State; 31 for 218 vs Boise State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
43.1% of carries overall (254/590) → 33.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (47/142) — 97.9% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
15 of 21 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (71.4%). 12 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (36.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 256 | 1,216 | 4.8 | 11 | 75 |
| 2020 | Utah State | 39 | 252 | 6.5 | 3 | 86 |
| 2019 | Utah State | 112 | 569 | 5.1 | 5 | 59 |
| Career | 407 | 2,037 | 5.0 | 19 | 86 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 25 | 225 | 9.0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2020 | Utah State | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | Utah State | 15 | 182 | 12.1 | 0 | 31 |
| Career | 45 | 440 | 9.8 | 0 | 52 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 23-16vs Missouri State | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-23vs Tulsa | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-20@ Boise State | 32 | 218 | 6.8 | 2 | 75 | Season-high 218 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 31-20vs No. 25 Kansas State | 27 | 123 | 4.6 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-14vs No. 21 Baylor | 36 | 125 | 3.5 | 2 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-24@ No. 25 Texas | 33 | 193 | 5.8 | 0 | 29 | 193-yard day |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24@ Iowa State | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 55-3vs Kansas | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ West Virginia | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 11 | W 63-17vs TCU | 17 | 113 | 6.6 | 3 | 43 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 12 | W 23-0@ Texas Tech | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-33vs No. 10 Oklahoma | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 1 | 24 | |
| Total | 237 | 1134 | 4.8 | 11 | 75 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 21-20
at Boise State
218 rush yds (32 car) · 2 TD
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
With T. Hutton — 38.3 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20 · S. Sanders — 82 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 52.9 · 40 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%236 carriesFumble rate
0.8%2 of 256 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 256 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 76.0 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| Road5g | 120 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 118 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 71.5 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
42.8%
447 pass / 598 run
Plays / game
80.4
13 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
476 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
256 carries and 25 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #52 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Utah State and Oklahoma State, 2,037 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Wells, Gary Andersen, Frank Maile and Mike Gundy.
