Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high 0 yds |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
#27
Jaylin Brown
Sophomore running back on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 210 lb · Orlando, FL · Lake Nona
Returning to Pittsburgh for 2026
The numbers
0
rushing yards · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: vs Miami (OH)
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 running back on Pittsburgh's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2025.
Jaylin Brown
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
0 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
His career
2025
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Cardinal Newman
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Pittsburgh2-0HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 YDS/g, 0.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
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 | Pittsburgh | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #64 · 2026 recruiting class #44
Background
2025: Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in June 2025 following his graduation from Cardinal Newman...saw action in one game. HIGH SCHOOL: A 1,000-yard rusher for Cardinal Newman, averaging more than eight yards per carry his senior year…netted 1,167 yards and scored 17 touchdowns on 139 ca...
The backfield · Pittsburgh
- #25Ja'Kyrian Turner747 rushing yards · 2025
- #29La'Vell Wright471 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Justin Cook31 rushing yards · 2025
- #34Ethan Shine1 game · 2025
- #27Jaylin Brown1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology