Jaylen McGill

RB · #27 · North Carolina · SO · 5'10" · 220 · Spartanburg, SC

RB depth chart, 2nd

172 2026 rush yards
2 2026 total TDs
11% Team touch share
6 Explosive plays
15 Career games (2 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 North Carolina6130 172 5.7 1 20 2
2025 North Carolina917 19 2.7 7 49 0

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 28.7 40
Yards per carry 5.7 73
Receiving yards per game 3.3 32
Total TDs 2 42

Around Jaylen

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Billy Edwards Jr. QB · 1,259 pass yds · 6g
RB Benjamin Hall RB · 283 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Mason Humphrey WR · 38 rec yds · 5g
WR-Z Jordan Shipp WR · 441 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Trech Kekahuna WR · 129 rec yds · 6g
TE Jelani Thurman TE · 314 rec yds · 6g

The situation

North Carolina 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.6% 45
Red zone TD rate 72.0% 49
Line yards per carry 2.3 35
Sack rate allowed 8.1% 28

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ TCU5 33 1 0 0 0 0 1
W2East Tennessee State Buccaneers5 40 0 1 1 20 0 0
W3 @ CLEM3 13 0 1 0 0 0 0
W5 ND4 15 0 0 0 0 0 1
W6 @ PITT1 -4 0 1 0 0 0 0
W7 @ DUKE12 75 1 0 0 0 0 3

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#487 CJ May EDGE · Highland Home LOU
#492 Braxton Kyle DL · North Gwinnett RUTG
#493 Jaylen McGill RB · Mountain View Preparatory UNC
#494 Jonathan Cunningham LB · North Crowley TEX
#494 Cree Thomas S · Brophy College Preparatory ND
RBs in the class
#39 Raycine Guillory Jr. Aledo UTAH
#41 Jace Clarizio East Lansing MSU
#42 Jaylen McGill Mountain View Preparatory UNC
#43 Kamran Williams Jefferson UNLV
#44 Deandre Desinor Atlantic NCST
2026 · 40th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 84th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.