EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | NC State#67 · 4-4 | 2 | 2% |
| 2024 | NC State#78 · 6-7 | 1 | 1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jonathan Paylor's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Jonathan Paylor'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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 2 | — |
| Yards | 52 | 670th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 26 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 51 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 18 | — |
| Average | 18 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 18 | — |
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
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Richmond | 70 | ~10 (2–19) | 2 | · | 14% |
| Wk 3 · Vanderbilt | 78 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Season | 553 | 10 (2–19) | 2 | 1 | 2% |
9 RBs on the NC State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Davion Gause | RB | JR | 87 | 352 | 4 | 2 | 21 | +0.07 |
| 1 | Jayden Scott | RB | JR | 62 | 358 | 5.8 | 4 | 3 | +0.10 |
| 25 | Darius Johnson | RB | SR | 12 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +0.04 |
| 24 | Dylan McCoy | RB | FR | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 1 | — | +0.29 |
| 20 | Deandre Desinor | RB | SO | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 8 | +0.92 |
| 26 | Isiah Jones | RB | JR | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | +0.38 |
| 14 | Jonathan Paylor | RB | JR | 2 | 52 | 26 | 0 | — | +1.01 |
| 34 | Noah Moss | RB | FR | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | — | +0.35 |
| 29 | RJ Boyd | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. NC State depth chart →