Player
Jaylen Wright
RB · Dolphins
Jaylen Wright: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
Year 2 surge: 288 rushing yards and 2 TDs in 9 appearances — a clear step forward from a scoreless rookie year.
TrendWright by season
| Season | GP | Car | RuYds | RuTD | YPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 68 | 249 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 9 | 70 | 288 | 2 | 4.1 |
Wright was a 4th-round pick out of Tennessee in 2024. The rookie year was modest — 68 carries for 249 yards (3.7 YPC) and zero TDs while operating as the third option behind De'Von Achane and Raheem Mostert.
2025 was the inflection point. In 9 games he matched his rookie carry count, improved efficiency to 4.1 YPC, and scored his first two career touchdowns. His role grew as the season progressed — a meaningful development for a back who was invisible in the red zone as a rookie.
Week 14 vs the Jets: 24 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD — first 100-yard game of his career.
AnomalyWright — top games by rushing yards
| Year | Wk | Opp | Car | RuYds | RuTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | NYJ | 24 | 107 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | NE | 13 | 86 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | TB | 5 | 56 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | CIN | 9 | 35 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | IND | 5 | 33 | 0 |
Week 14 vs the Jets was the breakout: 24 carries, 107 rushing yards, 1 TD. That 24-carry workload was more than triple his career average per game — Miami clearly handed him the lead-back role for a game and he delivered the only 100-yard rushing game on his resume so far.
It also kicked off a 5-game stretch where he played a meaningful role every week, including a Week 16 vs Cincinnati TD.
Wright is the purest runner in the 2024 RB class — just 5.5% of his career touches have been receptions.
Comparison2024 RB class — career receiver usage (50+ carries)
| Player | Car | Rec | Rec% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Wright (MIA) | 138 | 8 | 5.5% |
| Blake Corum (LAR) | 203 | 15 | 6.9% |
| Audric Estimé (DEN→NO) | 122 | 17 | 12.2% |
| Braelon Allen (NYJ) | 110 | 21 | 16.0% |
| Bucky Irving (TB) | 380 | 77 | 16.8% |
Among 2024 draft class RBs with at least 50 career carries, Wright has the lowest reception rate: just 8 catches on 138 career rushes (5.5%). Miami has deployed him almost exclusively as a downhill runner with no pass-catching role.
That’s a ceiling limiter in today’s PPR-heavy offenses — but it also means his value is entirely tied to run volume. The Week 14 breakout (24 carries, 107 yards) showed what happens when Miami commits to giving him that volume.
First career 100-yard game came in Year 2, against a divisional rival.
MilestoneWeek 14 of 2025 vs the New York Jets — 24 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD — was Wright’s first NFL 100-yard rushing game. Doing it against a divisional opponent and on a 24-touch workload is the exact shape of evidence coaching staffs use when promoting a #3 back into a real role.
Followed it up with a 56-yard game vs Tampa Bay in Week 17. The volume profile finally caught up with the 4.4 forty.
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