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Jalen Likely

#6Jalen Likely

Jalen Likely is a Pass-Catching Back for Jacksonville State.

2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays

9%
projected
band 1%'25 3%16%

Regressed toward the RB mean. Model correlation r≈0.52 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.52
    Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.41
    Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Jalen Likely's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2026 Production

Rushing
121 Rush yards1 Rush TD16 Carries7.6 Yards/carry
Receiving
3 Receptions19 Rec yards0 Rec TD6.3 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2026 · vs RB peers

  • Efficiency98
  • Volume46
  • Explosiveness92
  • Consistency50
  • Receiving100
Player type
Pass-Catching Back

Third-down weapon out of the backfield. Routes, hands, and separation in coverage define this role as much as rushing.

3rd-down backReceiving threatPass protection
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)98th %ile · elite
Key findings
  • Top-10% efficiency among RBs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.

NIL Market Tier· 2026

On3 valuation ↗
Star

Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

WkOpponentResultOpp SP+CarRush YdsAvgRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDEPA/play
0@North Dakota StateL7-332.611484.402170
1vsEastern KentuckyW49-757314.611200.02

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
16.1%
Passing plays
8.9%
Rushing plays
24.1%
Standard downs
14.8%
Passing downs
20.0%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.84
Passing downs
-0.55
Pass / Rush EPA
-0.51 / 0.51

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.