Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (11.1%).

James Madison · L 13-20
No carries.
Gardner-Webb · W 24-23 · FCS
No carries.
Coastal Carolina · W 34-17
No carries.
Florida International · W 49-10
No carries.
Belford has carries in 4 of Liberty’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jaylin Belford
Three seasons in the Liberty backfield to date. A game that shows it: 28 rushing yards against Delaware — Week 5, 2026.
53 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 8 carries
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (11.1%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Kennesaw State on Oct. 22: 2 carries for 21 yards. In the 4 games drawn here: 8 carries for 53 yards.
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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 51-15vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 30-14@ Delaware | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 28 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 35-3vs Sam Houston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-6@ Kennesaw State | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 1 | 16 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 51-15
vs Ball State
1 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 36-point win at home against Ball State.
With D. Purdie — 211 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.5 · 29 rush yds (6 car) · T. Kellman — 51 rush yds (3 car) · 1 rec · 21 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to -8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
3 seasons under Jamey Chadwell — 24-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 24.5 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 10.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 21.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
34.9%
173 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
62.0
8 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
198 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.