Jaylen Wright

Running Back, Miami Dolphins · #5.

Player facts

Team: Miami Dolphins
Position: Running Back
Number: 5
Born: Apr 1, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Durham, NC, USA
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 208 lbs
College: Tennessee
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	14	28	2.0	0	8	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	152	565	3.7	2	32	8	52	6.5	0	18	3	2

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Rushing	14 carries	-0.34	36%		fewer than 36 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs CIN	L 31-24	6	11	1.8	0	7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ MIN	L 15-10	5	7	1.4	0	7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ SF	L 35-13	2	11	5.5	0	8	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ LV	L 27-13	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jaylen Allen Wright (born April 1, 2003) is an American professional football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaylen Wright, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Wright attended Southern School of Energy and Sustainability in Durham, North Carolina. As a junior in 2019, he rushed for 901 yards on 89 carries with five touchdowns. He did not play as a senior due to the season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wright committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at Tennessee in 2021, Wright played in nine games and had 85 rushes for 409 yards and four touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2022, he led Tennessee with 875 yards on 146 carries with 10 touchdowns. He returned to Tennessee for his junior year in 2023. In the 2023 season, he had 137 carries for 1,013 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in 12 games. He was named second team All-SEC for the 2023 season.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jaylen Wright, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹