#27

Jaylen McGill

RBSophomore5' 10", 220 lbsSpartanburg, SC
North Carolina Tar Heels4-4 · TDC #50
Snap share
28%
3 of 8 started · likely 22–34%
Rush yards
246
281st of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.2
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
9
761st of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.17
86th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

58 plays · +9.8 total EPA · 86th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.17
Passing+0.57
Rushing+0.08
1st down+0.01
2nd down+0.13
3rd down+0.88
Standard downs+0.10
Passing downs+0.34
McGillRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays12%
Pass plays4%
Run plays21%
1st down14%
2nd down12%
3rd down9%
Standard downs12%
Passing downs11%
McGillRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries46—
Success rate43.5%—
Explosive run rate15.2%—
Stuffed at the line10.9%—
First downs13—
Red-zone carries7—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share7.1%—
Catch rate81.8%—
Success rate per target54.5%—
Yards per target9.3—
Explosive catches27.3%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
11
9 caught (82%)
Avg. depth of target
-0.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
12.6
113 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-11
of 102 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

82% comp-0.5 avg. depth12.6 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (27%), 2 caught (67%), 25 yds, 8.3 per target367% · 25yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 20 yds, 20.0 per target1100% · 20yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (18%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (18%), 2 caught (100%), 8 yds, 4.0 per target2100% · 8yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yRight, 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 direction46 carries

Left
30%
6.0 YPC · 57% succ.
Middle
39%
4.9 YPC · 33% succ.
Right
30%
5.1 YPC · 50% 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 SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farNorth Carolina#50 · 4-4828%472465.2243.5%910207.1%
2025North Carolina#97 · 4-889%7192.7020.0%74907.1%

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

6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 7.3 vs Miami (Week 9)0 of 6 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1vsTCUW 15–106.25336.619·····
2East Tennessee StateW 35–36.55408.001212020.0020
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·····
8SyracuseL 30–316.312625.20182136.507
9MiamiL 35–387.35122.40566911.5028
2026 · 8 games6.1472465.2224910211.3028

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries47—
Yards246281st / 1519
Yards / carry5.2—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long24—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions9761st / 2089
Yards102760th / 2074
Yards / catch11.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long28—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14438th / 5664
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%
Wk 8 · Syracuse✓ RB69~36 (25–47)14·52%
Wk 9 · Miami✓ RB64~23 (16–30)11·36%
Season3 GS478133 (105–164)58128%

Position Room

8 RBs on the North Carolina roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
0Demon JuneRBSO72289486+0.35
7Benjamin HallRBJR602964.905-0.00
27Jaylen McGillRBSO472465.229+0.17
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 →