2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 0
Jaylen Anderson
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Perry, Ohio
- High School:
- Perry
2023 (r-So.)
- Played in seven games and started one
- Finished with 147 yards on 44 carries and a touchdown
- Registered 18 yards on three carries with a long of 15 yards against North Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl
- Recorded 18 yards against Texas Tech
- Had 38 yards on four carries and a touchdown against Duquesne
- Season-best 62 yards on 19 carries with a long of 13 yards against Pitt
- Season-best 15 yards receiving on two catches with a long of 10 yards at Penn State
- Also had a 10-yard catch at Houston
2022 (r-Fr.)
- Saw action in six games
- Finished with 35 carries for 275 yards and two touchdowns
- Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week (Oklahoma State)
- Career day at Oklahoma State featured 155 yards on 15 carries, including a long of 57 yards and two touchdowns
- Also scored on a 54-yard rush at OSU
- Led WVU with 69 yards on seven carries against Kansas State, averaging 9.9 yards per carry with a long of 23 yards
- Made his Mountaineer debut against Towson; finished the game with six carries for 33 yards
2021 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Played running back for coach Matt Rosati at Perry High
- Four-year starter and two-time All-State First Team as a junior and senior
- Rushed for 875 yards and 13 touchdowns in a shortened senior season
- Also recorded nine receptions for 124 yards and two scores
- As a junior, he accounted for 1,086 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns to go with 51 receptions for 833 yards and 11 touchdowns
- Led Perry to a 12-1 record and the Chagrin Valley Conference Championship
- Team reached the OHSAA Division IV regional finals
- Sophomore stats included 638 yards rushing and seven touchdowns, 16 receptions for 241 yards and 10 scores
- Freshman campaign saw him start his varsity career with 918 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns, 41 receptions for 568 yards and eight scores as he earned All-State Second Team honors
- Received more than 24 Division I scholarship honors
- Four-star rating from 247Sports and Rivals and three-star ranking from ESPN
- 247Sports ranked him as the No. 6 best all-purpose back in the country and No. 9 overall recruit in Ohio
- Rivals ranked him No. 11 at his position and No. 8 overall in Ohio
- ESPN rated him No. 26 at his position and No. 13 overall in Ohio
Personal
- Son of Walter and Consuela Anderson
- One of six children (3 brothers and 2 sisters)
- Majoring in sport leadership
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