Central Michigan’s rushing yards with Jayden Clerveaux and without Jayden Clerveaux
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, Central Michigan was 7.2 yards over with Jayden Clerveaux and 6.8 yards under without Jayden Clerveaux in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 172.0 and 158.0, a difference of 14.0. All 3 away games were with Jayden Clerveaux. Both night games were with Jayden Clerveaux. All 4 nonconference games were with Jayden Clerveaux.
Jayden Clerveaux, running back: 271 rushing yards, 50 carries and 3 receptions in 7 games this season, 23% of Central Michigan’s rushing yards in those games.
One game without Jayden Clerveaux is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
rushing yards a game over expected
with Jayden Clerveaux
+7.2
without Jayden Clerveaux
−6.8
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plain
172.0
158.0
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The games
with Jayden Clerveauxwithout Jayden Clerveaux
| Side | Date | Game | Result | rushing yards | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | @ New Mexico | L | 119 | 148.3 | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vs Colgate | W | 201 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vs Wyoming | W | 340 | 156.2 | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | @ Miami (FL) | L | 25 | 113.7 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs Akron | W | 333 | 204.2 | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Ohio | L | 122 | 181.2 | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs Western Michigan | L | 158 | 164.8 | |
| Oct 24, 2026 | vs Miami (OH) | L | 64 | 156.0 |
Method
- Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 8.0 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
- Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 60% of the difference the model predicts.
- Colgate has no other game in the table, so that game has no expected number and sits out the second figure.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.