Jaylin Carter packed up and started over at Memphis, and the new tape already reads 375 team rushing yards leader.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Valdosta, GA · Lowndes HS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
EPA / carry: 96th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
rushing yards · 2026
6 TD · 8.7 per carry · 2 catches
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 19 car · 183 yds · 4 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game.
Swing playSwung Memphis from 27% to 55% to win.Memphis at UNLV · 27-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Memphis. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Jaylin Carter
Jaylin Carter arrives at Memphis with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
TEAM RUSHING YARDS LEADER
375
Team leader in rushing yards (375).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
Career arc
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Silverfield → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Memphis
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: epa / carry (96th percentile). Strength: explosive rate (96th percentile). Concern: receptions (17th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 183 | 9.6 | 4.0 |
| Road2g | 96.0 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 125 | 8.9 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
38.2%
66 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
57.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
77 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 43 | 375 | 8.7 | 6 | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 38 | 166 | 4.4 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 81 | 541 | 6.7 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 21 | 137 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 23 | 168 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 27–21
at UNLV
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ UNLV | 15 | 97 | 6.5 | 1 | 36 | Season-high 183 yds |
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Arkansas State | 19 | 183 | 9.6 | 4 | 74 | Season-high 183 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Boise State | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 | 80 | |
| Total | 43 | 375 | 8.9 | 6 | 80 |
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Matt Breida’s 2014 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Trequan Jones’s path through Tulsa.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to De'Montre Tuggle's sophomore season at Ohio (2020).
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Player DNA
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #165 this season.
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