Jaydn Ott

Position:
RB
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-11
Weight:
208
Hometown:
Chino, Calif.
Prev School:
University of California

Season	GP-GS	RUSH	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2022	12-10	170	897	5.3	8	73	46	321	7.0	3	27
2023	12-12	246	1,315	5.3	12	66	25	169	6.8	2	48
2024	10-10	116	385	3.3	4	53	24	222	9.3	1	66
Career	34-32	532	2,597	4.9	24	73	95	712	7.5	6	66

2024 (CALIFORNIA)
Started all 10 games in which he played … totaled 385 yards and four touchdowns on 116 rushes and caught 24 passes for 222 yards (9.3 average) and a TD … rushed 11 times for 84 yards vs. UNLV in LA Bowl (12/18) … led Bears in rushing at SMU (11/30) with 37 yards on 13 carries … rushed for season-high 78 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries vs. Syracuse (11/16) with a season-long 53-yard run … recorded his second multi-touchdown game of year vs. Miami (10/5) with a 5-yard rush and a 66-yard reception … posted season highs with 16 carries and 73 rushing yards (included a 23-yard run) at Florida State (9/21) … scored two rushing touchdowns in season opener vs. UC Davis (8/31).

2023 (CALIFORNIA)
A first-team All-Pac-12 selection by league's coaches and media … Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award finalist … started all 12 games in which he played … rushed 246 times for 1,315 yards (5.3 average) with 12 touchdowns … had 25 receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns … returned three kickoffs for a team-high 144 yards and one touchdown … his 100-yard kickoff return TD came on his first career kick return at any level of football … totaled 1,628 all-purpose yards, 1,484 yards from scrimmage and 15 total touchdowns … led Pac-12 in rushing yards, rushing yards per game (109.6) and all-purpose yards per game (135.7) and ranked second in league in rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns … had five 100-yard rushing games and notched multiple receptions in eight contests … rushed for 55 yards and a TD on 17 carries and caught four passes for 28 yards vs. Texas Tech in LA Bowl (12/16) … rushed for 80 yards on 21 carries and returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown at UCLA (11/25) … rushed 36 times for 166 yards and a TD and caught two passes for 22 yards at Stanford (11/18) … rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries (6.2 average) and notched three receptions for 18 yards and a TD vs. Washington State (11/11) … rushed for 93 yards and a score on 20 carries and caught four passes for 15 yards at Oregon (11/4) … registered 153 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns on 21 carries (7.3 average) against USC (10/28) … rushed 29 times for 165 yards and a touchdown vs. Arizona State (9/30) … registered a season-high 188 rushing yards on 20 carries (9.4 average) and scored two touchdowns in season opener at North Texas (9/2).

2022 (CALIFORNIA)
Earned freshman All-America honors from The Athletic ... an honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection … played in all 12 games and made 10 starts … totaled 897 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 170 carries (5.3 yards per rush) and 321 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 46 receptions … had three games with multiple touchdowns and two contests with multiple rushing touchdowns … named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in three of his first four games, vs. UC Davis (9/3), UNLV (9/10) and Arizona (9/24) … rushed for 55 yards on 13 carries and caught eight passes for 51 yards and a touchdown vs. UCLA (11/25) … rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries and caught three passes for 51 yards vs. Stanford (11/19) … notched 50 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries and 70 yards on seven receptions at USC (11/5) … rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries and caught seven passes for 40 yards at Washington State (10/1) … registered career highs of 274 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns on 19 carries (14.4 yards per rush) vs. Arizona (9/24) … rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on seven carries and caught three passes for 16 yards and a score vs. UNLV (9/10) … rushed for 104 yards on 17 carries and caught two passes for 26 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut in season opener vs. UC Davis (9/3).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played his freshman (2018) and senior (2021) seasons at Norco High School in Norco, Calif. ... spent two seasons (2019 and ’20) at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nev. … a four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … rated as the nation’s No. 286 overall prospect by 247Sports … regarded as the nation’s No. 14 running back by Rivals, No. 22 by 247Sports and No. 31 by ESPN … ranked as the No. 14 prospect in California by Rivals, No. 22 by 247Sports and No. 31 by ESPN … totaled 2,236 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns on 265 carries as a senior (averaged 97.2 yards per game and 8.4 yards per carry) and registered 12 100-yard rushing games … added 17 receptions for 228 yards and one touchdown for a total of 2,480 all-purpose yards … earned MaxPreps Big XIII League Back of the Year as a senior when he rushed for 1,140 yards and 17 touchdowns on 114 carries (10.0 yards per rush) and added 11 receptions for 154 yards … rushed for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns on 151 carries (7.3 yards per rush) and added six receptions for 74 yards and a touchdown to earn MaxPreps Freshman All-America honors in 2018.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at Oklahoma in June 2025 ... graduated from Cal in May 2025 with a degree in legal studies ... pursuing an MBA at OU.