2026 Spring Football Roster

Jaylen Jenkins

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 173
  • Class R-Sr.
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • Highschool Allen
  • Prev School Washington State
  • Major Integrated Studies

Biography

Career Top 10 (Following 2025 season)
Kick Return TDs | T2nd | 1
Kick Return Average | 2nd | 27.00

2025:
Sporting News Second Team All-American (KR)... All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (KR)... Played in all 13 games... Was the Bobcats primary kick returner... Registered 23 returns for 622 yards (7th NCAA, 1st SBC) and a TD (6th NCAA, 2nd SBC)... 100 yard KO return against South Alabama ties TXST record... Attempts rank 8th in a season at TXST, yards rank 6th... 27.0 kickoff yards/game (8th NCAA, 1 SBC), 10th at TXST... Had 172 yards on 31 carries and 2 TDs... Fourth on the team with 797 all-purpose yards.

2024: Played in 2 games... Registered 3 rushing attempts for 17 yards... Enrolled at Texas State in January 2024.
 
PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE

Washington State
Sophomore: Played in 6 games … 20 carries for 66 yards … 6 receptions for 61 yards … 88 snaps played.
 
Freshman: Played in 12 games, including 1 start … Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Oct. 3 (week 6) … 68 carries for 396 yards and 1 touchdown … Averaged 5.8 yards per carry with a long of 41 yards … 13 receptions for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns … Averaged 7.5 yards per catch … 494 all-purpose yards and 3 total touchdowns … Made his collegiate debut against Idaho, where he scored his first career touchdown on his second career touch with a 8-yard touchdown catch … 6 carries for 27 yards in the win vs. No. 19 Wisconsin … Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors after running for a career-high 130 yards on 13 carries – including 4 carries of 10+ yards – at No. 6 USC on Oct. 1 … It was his first 100-yard rushing game and first by a Washington State true freshman since 2005 … First career start was against No. 14 Utah on Oct. 27 … 253 snaps played.
 
High School: Played at Allen High School (TX) … Played for Texas State tight ends coach Will Bryant during his senior season in 2021 when Bryant was the associate head coach and running backs coach … Named District 5-6A Co-MVP as a senior in 2021 … All-District 11-6A First Team after rushing for 1,519 yards and 22 touchdowns on 150 carries … Averaged 10.1 yards per carry … 9 100-yard rushing games … Also caught 26 passes for 316 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-2024Junior

    Running Back
    5'8" 175 lbs
  • 5

    2024Junior

    Running Back
    5'8" 175 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Redshirt Junior

    Running Back
    5'8" 175 lbs
    5
  • 2026Redshirt Senior

    Running Back
    5'8" 173 lbs