Jaylen Allen Wright Week 8 Preview vs. the Patriots

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Miami Dolphins running back Jaylen Allen Wright has a difficult matchup in Week 8 (Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET), playing the New England Patriots. The Patriots are giving up the eighth-fewest rushing yards in the league, 95.3 per game.

Jaylen Wright has recorded 36 yards on 20 rushes (7.2 ypg).

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Wright vs. the Patriots

  • Wright vs the Patriots (since 2021): 1 GP / 23 RUSH YPG / 0 RUSH TD
  • No player has racked up more than 100 yards on the ground in a game against the Patriots in the 2026 season.
  • New England has allowed six opposing rushers to record one or more TDs on the groun against them this year.
  • The Patriots have not allowed any opposing players to record more than one rushing TD against them this season.
  • The 95.3 rushing yards per game conceded by the Patriots defense makes them the NFL's eighth-ranked run defense.
  • The Patriots' defense ranks 13th in the league with six rushing TDs allowed so far this year.

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Wright Rushing Insights

  • Wright has not hit his rushing yards over in any of his three games played this season.
  • The Dolphins, who are 31st in NFL play in points scored, have passed 46.9% of the time while running 53.1%.
  • He has carried the ball in 20 of his team's 171 total rushing attempts this season (11.7%).
  • Jaylen Allen Wright has no rushing touchdowns in five games this season.
  • He has four red zone rushing carries (10.5% of his team's rushing attempts inside the red zone).

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Wright's Recent Performance

Opponent Date Week Rushing Stats Receiving Stats
vs. Jets 10/25/2026 Week 7 6 ATT / 8 YDS / 0 TDs 1 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bengals 10/11/2026 Week 5 6 ATT / 11 YDS / 0 TDs TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 10/4/2026 Week 4 5 ATT / 7 YDS / 0 TDs TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. 49ers 9/20/2026 Week 2 2 ATT / 11 YDS / 0 TDs TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Raiders 9/13/2026 Week 1 1 ATT / -1 YDS / 0 TDs TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs

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