Jaylen Samuels exploded onto the scene in 2015, the sophomore increased his touches from 21 as a freshman to 121 in his second year in Matt Canada’s offense. He turned those 121 touches into 965 yards and 16 touchdowns. Samuels produced those numbers on a pretty balanced work load with 65 receptions and 56 rushes, scoring seven times on receptions and 9 times on runs.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Jaylen Samuel’s production was his position. Jaylen Samuels played H-Back, a hybrid position that is half fullback, half tight end. From that position, Samuels was the Wolfpack’s leading scorer and receiver, while ranking as the #2 running back and second in yards from scrimmage.