Dashed line: 100 yards.
Carter against Memphis’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Carter, and how their seasons went
Carter against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 929 yards, 103 a game, 3 regular-season games left.
Already their own best season; their previous best was 166, in 2025.
7 stories in the last 60 days, from 9 outlets.
Tigers' Running Back Jaylin Carter named Offensive Player of the Week
Roundtable +1 Sep 8
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 17, middle 113, right 20. His longest went for 80 yards.
Play style
Hits the crease and outruns the angle.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 25.7% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 10.7% of his carries. 16 carries for 53 yds vs East Carolina; 19 for 183 vs Arkansas State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
42.5% of carries overall (150/353) → 28.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (26/93) — 80.8% 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
4 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (23.5%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 9 outlets
Tigers' Running Back Jaylin Carter named Offensive Player of the Week
Roundtable +1 Sep 8 · 2 outlets
Underdog Dynasty +2Jaylin Carter’s school record 4 TD lift Memphis over Arkansas State, 42-24Sep 6
The Commercial Appeal +1Jaylin Carter rushes for 4 touchdowns to lead Memphis football to win over Arkansas StateSep 6from 14 outlets
Tigers' Running Back Jaylin Carter named Offensive Player of the Week
Roundtable +1 Sep 8 · 2 outlets
American Conference +3Jaylin Carter scores 4 TDs to lead Memphis past Arkansas State 42-24Sep 5Underdog Dynasty +2Jaylin Carter’s school record 4 TD lift Memphis over Arkansas State, 42-24Sep 6The Commercial Appeal +1Jaylin Carter rushes for 4 touchdowns to lead Memphis football to win over Arkansas StateSep 6
FOX SportsMemphis' Jaylin Carter rushes for 36-yard TD, tying score against UNLVAug 30Roundtable +1Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Memphis11 stories2026 to nowMost about: performance and stat line, awards and watch lists, profile and feature.
American Conference +3Jaylin Carter scores 4 TDs to lead Memphis past Arkansas State 42-24Sep 5Underdog Dynasty +2Jaylin Carter’s school record 4 TD lift Memphis over Arkansas State, 42-24Sep 6Roundtable +1What running back Jaylin Carter said ahead of Memphis’ first gameAug 28The Commercial Appeal +1Jaylin Carter rushes for 4 touchdowns to lead Memphis football to win over Arkansas StateSep 6Roundtable +1Tigers' Running Back Jaylin Carter named Offensive Player of the WeekSep 8
Southern Miss2025not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
−38aura tax
82nd percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the play ranks higher than the talk.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 151 | 929 | 6.2 | 10 | 80 |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 38 | 166 | 4.4 | 2 | 27 |
| Career | 189 | 1,095 | 5.8 | 12 | 80 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 14 | 123 | 8.8 | 1 | 18 |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 21 | 137 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 35 | 260 | 7.4 | 1 | 18 |
Last game (Wk 9): 96 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ UNLV | 15 | 97 | 6.5 | 1 | 36 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Arkansas State | 19 | 183 | 9.6 | 4 | 74 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Boise State | 9 | 95 | 10.6 | 1 | 80 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-21vs UT Martin | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-8@ Charlotte | 15 | 76 | 5.1 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-13vs UAB | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 2 | 24 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-31@ Tulane | 23 | 135 | 5.9 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | W 41-34vs East Carolina | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-22vs Army | 23 | 96 | 4.2 | 2 | 21 | |
| Total | 151 | 929 | 6.2 | 10 | 80 |
Oct. 31 · W 49-22 vs Army, play by play
23 carries for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also caught 4 passes for 22 yards.
1-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
8-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
4-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, up 21-14. Converted.
21-yard run. Third quarter, up 35-22.
16 carries for 53 yards. He also caught 3 passes for 30 yards.
No gain on 3rd and 1. First quarter, down 3-0.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. Third quarter, down 24-17.
18-yard catch. Fourth quarter, tied 27-27.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
23 carries for 135 yards. 6 of his 23 carries went 10 yards or more; the longest went 18. He also caught 3 passes for 15 yards.
18-yard run. First quarter, up 3-0.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, down 16-10.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
19 carries for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns.
7-yard run on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
24-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 8. Third quarter, made it 17-13.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
15 carries for 76 yards.
20-yard run on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, up 21-0. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
12 carries for 62 yards.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
17-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 17-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
9 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown.
80-yard touchdown run. Second quarter, made it 17-3.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
19 carries for 183 yards and 4 touchdowns, tied for 3rd-most in FBS that week. 5 of his 19 carries went 10 yards or more; the longest went 74.
No gain on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0.
74-yard touchdown run. Third quarter, made it 35-24.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 1 · 2026
W 42-24
The plays that mattered most
8th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
49%150 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.2 yds/carry on 151 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
156% of team targetsCatch rate
93%14 of 15 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
93% catch rate on 15 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 105 | 5.8 | 1.6 |
| Road4g | 101 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 111 | 7.1 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 74.5 | 3.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
42.1%
268 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
70.7
9 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
299 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
151 carries and 14 catches in 9 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #11 at the position.
The No. 2,375 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Memphis
Sun Belt Conference
