#9
Kansas State · 2026

Jay Harris

RBSenior6' 1", 225 lbsSt. Louis, MO
Kansas State Wildcats4-4 · TDC #44
Snap share
8%
likely 5–19%
Rush yards
96
508th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.6
Rush TD
3
192nd of 683 in FBS
Receptions
0
EPA / play
+0.35
17 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

17 plays · +5.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.35
Rushing+0.35
1st down-0.11
2nd down+0.59
3rd down+1.33
Standard downs+0.41
Passing downs-0.15
HarrisRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays0%
Run plays11%
1st down7%
2nd down6%
3rd down5%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs2%
HarrisRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries6—
Success rate83.3%—
Explosive run rate16.7%—
Stuffed at the line0.0%—
First downs5—
Red-zone carries3—
Goal-line carries2—

Charting

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

Run direction16 carries

Left
31%
6.4 YPC · 60% succ.
Middle
56%
5.4 YPC · 78% succ.
Right
13%
5.5 YPC · 100% 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 · Oregon

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of Harris’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
3
3 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
2.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.0
24 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
8
of 32 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted3 targets charted

86% comp2.7 avg. depth8.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 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 (33%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (33%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (33%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yRight, 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: none
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.

Run direction23 carries

Left
17%
1.8 YPC · 0% succ.
Middle
52%
2.8 YPC · 25% succ.
Right
30%
2.9 YPC · 29% 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.

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farKansas State#44 · 4-458%17965.6383.3%
2025Oregon#5 · 13-2913%421513.6218.2%
2024Oregon#6 · 13-132%10353.51—

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

Game Log

Jay Harris'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

5.2 avg. game scoreBest: 5.3 vs Nicholls (Week 1)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
RushingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1NichollsW 71–35.36538.8117243···
2Washington StateW 34–75.16335.5010118···
3TulaneW 31–20—221.021·····
4@CincinnatiL 26–31—·····239···
6HoustonL 16–35—no stats recorded
7KansasW 35–24—no stats recorded
8@Arizona StateL 17–28—382.705·····
9@ColoradoL 24–27—no stats recorded
2026 · 5 games5.217965.63175100···

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries17—
Yards96508th / 1519
Yards / carry5.6—
Touchdowns3192nd / 683
Long17—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns5—
Yards100—
Average20—
Touchdowns0—
Long23—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Nicholls71~14 (4–27)6220%
Wk 2 · Washington State74~14 (4–27)6119%
Wk 3 · Tulane65~7 (2–14)2·11%
Wk 4 · Cincinnati79··2—
Wk 8 · Arizona State73~11 (3–21)3·15%
Season56546 (26–109)1758%

Position Room

5 RBs on the Kansas State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
20Rodney Fields Jr.RBJR934875.259+0.10
4Joe JacksonRBSR843844.6214+0.12
9Jay HarrisRBSR17965.63—+0.35
31Monterrio Elston Jr.RBSO67612.71—+0.80
21LJ McGheeRBFR——————

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. Kansas State depth chart →