Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-14vs East Texas A&M | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-21vs Oregon State | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 18 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-31@ California | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 13 | 42 | 6.5 | 0 | 15 |
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Jaylon Armstead
Former running back at San Diego State. 2024: 42 rushing yards, 1 catch.
5′11″ · 222 lb · Los Angeles, CA
CFB Index 42 · #181 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceSan Diego State 2024 — college career complete
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.
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 1654 nationally · Signed with San Diego State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former running back at San Diego State. 2024: 42 rushing yards, 1 catch.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2020.
- Transferred from San Diego State to Portland State in 2025.
Jaylon Armstead
Wears you down at the goal line. Jaylon Armstead has played for two head coaches in five seasons at San Diego State. The receipt: 18 rush yds against Oregon State — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at San Diego State, 883 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2020
- Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Junipero Serra
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
San Diego State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coaches2020–2023
San Diego State
Coaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020San Diego State4-4HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy
2021San Diego State12-2HC: Brady Hoke · Run-heavy
2022San Diego State7-6HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023San Diego State4-8HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning
2024San Diego State3-9HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 13.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 14.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Diego State | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 103 | 448 | 4.3 | 8 | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 52 | 313 | 6.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 24 | 75 | 3.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | San Diego State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 193 | 883 | 4.6 | 10 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Diego State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | San Diego State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 45–14
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · East Texas A&M · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.17Jaylon Armstead run for 7 yds to the TAMC 40 for a 1ST down
- Week 3 · California · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.05J.Tupou’ata-Johnson pass complete. Catch made by J.Armstead for 6 yards. Tackled by CAL at SDSU 48.
- Week 3 · California · 2&20 · Q3 · EPA +1.09J.Armstead rushed for 15 yards. Tackled by CAL at SDSU 42.
- Week 1 · East Texas A&M · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.87Jaylon Armstead run for 1 yd to the TAMC 49
- Week 1 · East Texas A&M · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.85Jaylon Armstead run for no gain to the TAMC 40
- Week 1 · East Texas A&M · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA -0.83Jaylon Armstead run for 1 yd to the TAMC 39
- Week 1 · East Texas A&M · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA -0.64Jaylon Armstead run for 2 yds to the TAMC 47
- Week 2 · Oregon State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.49Jaylon Armstead run for 1 yd to the SDSU 20
- Week 2 · Oregon State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.45Jaylon Armstead run for 2 yds to the SDSU 23
- Week 2 · Oregon State · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.37Jaylon Armstead run for no gain to the SDSU 30
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to DK Billingsley’s 2022 season.
80%match
Matches DK on
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Yards / carry
Differs from DK on
Rush TD rate (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to DK Billingsley’s path through Troy.
96%match
Matches DK on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to D.J. Williams's senior season at Arizona (2023).
78%match
NFL Rd 1 · Pk 17
Matches D.J. on
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from D.J. on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaylon Armstead
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology