Putting Up Numbers· college football

NC State’s total 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 37.0 yards over with Jayden Scott and 57.9 yards under since Jayden Scott’s last game in 2026, 4 games against 3. The plain averages are 463.0 and 322.0, a difference of 141.0. 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.

total yards a game over expected

A +94.9 difference in total yards over expected with Jayden Scott vs since Jayden Scott’s last game is about what you’d expect.

A +141.0 difference in total yards with Jayden Scott vs since Jayden Scott’s last game is about what you’d expect.

The games

with Jayden Scottsince Jayden Scott’s last game
NC State’s games, 2026, each marked with Jayden Scott or since Jayden Scott’s last game
SideDateGameResulttotal yardsExpected
Aug 29, 2026@VirginiaL168355.3
Sep 11, 2026vsRichmondW734—
Sep 19, 2026@VanderbiltL447318.2
Sep 26, 2026vsAppalachian StateW463406.3
Oct 3, 2026vsLouisvilleW503353.2
Oct 10, 2026vsWake ForestL258342.1
Oct 23, 2026@StanfordL381401.6
Oct 31, 2026vsCaliforniaW327396.0

Method

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  • 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 12.1 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 67% 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.