NC State’s penalty yards with Jayden Scott and since Jayden Scott’s last game
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Against what the season’s ratings expected, NC State was 0.1 yards over with Jayden Scott and 11.4 yards under since Jayden Scott’s last game in 2026, 4 games against 3. The plain averages are 51.2 and 44.0, a difference of 7.2. All 3 nonconference games were with Jayden Scott. All 4 first-half games were with Jayden Scott.
Jayden Scott, running back: 358 rushing yards, 62 carries and 3 receptions in 5 games this season.
3 games since Jayden Scott’s last game is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
penalty yards a game over expected
A +11.5 difference in penalty yards over expected with Jayden Scott vs since Jayden Scott’s last game is about what you’d expect.
A +7.2 difference in penalty yards with Jayden Scott vs since Jayden Scott’s last game is about what you’d expect.
The games
| Side | Date | Game | Result | penalty yards | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2026 | @ Virginia | L | 13 | 55.7 | |
| Sep 11, 2026 | vs Richmond | W | 40 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ Vanderbilt | L | 64 | 51.4 | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vs Appalachian State | W | 75 | 54.3 | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | vs Louisville | W | 64 | 54.3 | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | vs Wake Forest | L | 29 | 53.6 | |
| Oct 23, 2026 | @ Stanford | L | 55 | 52.3 | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | vs California | W | 48 | 60.4 |
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, minus 1.4 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 27% of the difference the model predicts.
- The two sides are the games before and after one date, so the shuffle moves any game between them.
- Richmond 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.