Jaylen Samuels

Jaylen Samuels

RB

#38

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 22

Weight: 225 lbs

College: North Carolina State

2018 SEASON

CAR

56
YDS

256
AVG

4.6
TDS

0

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
17	Bengals	W 16 - 13	2	2	1	4	0	7	40	5.7	12	0
16	@Saints	L 28 - 31	12	53	4.4	16	0	3	11	3.7	7	1
15	Patriots	W 17 - 10	19	142	7.5	25	0	2	30	15	20	0
14	@Raiders	L 21 - 24	11	28	2.5	9	0	7	64	9.1	23	0
13	Chargers	L 30 - 33	2	5	2.5	4	0	3	20	6.7	10	1	1	0
12	@Broncos	L 17 - 24						1	12	12	12	0
11	@Jaguars	W 20 - 16
10	Panthers	W 52 - 21	5	7	1.4	5	0	3	22	7.3	14	1
9	@Ravens	W 23 - 16	1	2	2	2	0
8	Browns	W 33 - 18	4	17	4.3	7	0
6	@Bengals	W 28 - 21
5	Falcons	W 41 - 17
4	Ravens	L 14 - 26
3	@Buccaneers	W 30 - 27
2	Chiefs	L 37 - 42
1	@Browns	T 21 - 21

Career Stats

RB FB Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2018	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	3	56	256	4.6	0	26	199	7.7	23	3	1	0
TOTAL		14	3	56	256	4.6	0	26	199	7.7	23	3	1	0

Biography

Drafted by the Steelers with the second of their two fifth round selections (165th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

PRO (0-0/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers with the second of their two fifth round selections (165th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE: Set the North Carolina State record for career receptions (202) and finished second in school history in total touchdowns (47), fourth in touchdown receptions (19) and sixth in touchdown runs (28)…his 47 total touchdowns are third-most in the Atlantic Coast Conference…was the only active player in the nation with at least 15 career rushing and 15 career receiving touchdowns, and the first to boast such numbers since at least 2004…caught at least one pass in 41 consecutive games – the fifth-best active streak in the FBS and a program record…started all 13 games in 2017, catching 76 passes en route to earning first-team All-ACC honors as an all-purpose player, and third-team accolades by the Associated Press as a tight end…matched Torry Holt’s school record with 15 catches in the 2017 season opener…honored with jersey No. 1 in 2016, earning third-team All-ACC accolades by the coaches and honorable mention by the media…started 10-of-13 games in 2016, leading the team with 55 catches and being named MVP of the Independence Bowl win vs. Vanderbilt where he scored three touchdowns…a first-team All-ACC honoree and third-team All-American in 2015, starting 10-of-13 games played…hade more catches (65) than any tight end in the nation and totaled 16 touchdowns (nine rushing / seven receiving…earned the Torry Holt Award as the team’s most valuable offensive player…saw action in 13 games (two starts) in 2014, rushing for 143 yards on 15 carries and added six catches for 96 yards and a touchdown…majored/graduated in program management.

PERSONAL: Attended Mallard Creek High School (Charlotte, N.C.)…helped team to a perfect 16-0 mark and the NC 4AA state title, gaining 99 rushing yards and scoring three touchdowns while adding five catches for 114 yards and two scores in the championship game…a 2013 Associated Press all-state selection, named the Charlotte Mecklenburg I-Meck Offensive Player of the Year.