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Jaylen McGill

RBSophomore5' 10", 220 lbsSpartanburg, SC
North Carolina Tar Heels4-2 · TDC #54
Snap share
21%
1 of 6 started · likely 16–47%
Rush yards
172
324th of 1453 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.7
Rush TD
2
220th of 630 in FBS
Receptions
1
1611th of 1994 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.16
33 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

33 plays · +5.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.16
Passing-0.12
Rushing+0.19
1st down+0.12
2nd down-0.04
3rd down+0.72
Standard downs+0.22
Passing downs+0.02
McGillRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays9%
Pass plays2%
Run plays18%
1st down11%
2nd down9%
3rd down8%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs9%
McGillRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries29—
Success rate55.2%—
Explosive run rate17.2%—
Stuffed at the line13.8%—
First downs10—
Red-zone carries4—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where McGill's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction29 carries

Left
31%
7.4 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
38%
5.3 YPC · 45% succ.
Right
31%
5.0 YPC · 67% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · North Carolina

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of McGill’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
8
6 caught (75%)
Avg. depth of target
4.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.7
34 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
4
of 38 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
13%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

78% comp4.4 avg. depth5.7 YAC/catch13% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), -2 yds, -2.0 per target1100% · -2yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (38%), 2 caught (67%), 10 yds, 3.3 per target367% · 10yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farNorth Carolina#54 · 4-2621%301725.7255.2%
2025North Carolina#97 · 4-889%7192.7020.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jaylen McGill's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Jaylen McGill's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.7 avg. game scoreBest: 6.5 vs East Tennessee State (Week 2)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1vsTCUW 15–106.25336.619
2East Tennessee StateW 35–36.55408.0012
3@ClemsonL 20–28—3134.308
5Notre DameL 26–374.74153.8012
6@PittsburghW 21–17—1-4-4.000
7@DukeW 24–205.412756.3124
2026 · 6 games5.7301725.7224

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries30—
Yards172324th / 1453
Yards / carry5.7—
Touchdowns2220th / 630
Long24—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions11611th / 1994
Yards201446th / 1980
Yards / catch20—
Touchdowns0—
Long20—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14239th / 5406
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · TCU—57~11 (3–21)5·19%
Wk 2 · East Tennessee State—53~11 (3–21)6·21%
Wk 3 · Clemson—69~9 (2–17)4·13%
Wk 5 · Notre Dame—51~10 (2–19)4120%
Wk 6 · Pittsburgh—51~6 (2–12)2·12%
Wk 7 · Duke✓ RB64~27 (18–35)12·42%
Season1 GS34574 (54–161)33121%

Position Room

8 RBs on the North Carolina roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
7Benjamin HallRBJR57283505-0.03
0Demon JuneRBSO501923.861+0.24
27Jaylen McGillRBSO301725.721+0.16
Jo Jo TroupeRB52040—+0.09
23Charleston FrenchRBJR2420—-0.66
5Kaleb JacksonRBJR1110—-0.23
20Crew DavisRBFR13301-0.28
47Henry MartelloFBFR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. North Carolina depth chart →