Jaden McGill holds the RB · Depth spot in Western Kentucky Hilltoppers’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Jaden McGill logged a 11.6% overall usage rate in 2025.

Jaden McGill is a running back from Chicago, Illinois, who attended St. Thomas More School and Naperville Central High School before joining Western Kentucky. He spent two years at College of DuPage, earning First Team All-American honors and NJCAA Division III Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 after recording 687 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on 132 carries in 12 games. McGill transferred to Tennessee State, where he appeared in 14 games with 628 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 133 attempts, plus 12 receptions for 78 yards. In 2025, his first season at WKU, he appeared in four games, carrying 16 times for 63 yards and one touchdown while catching one pass for 12 yards.

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Western Kentucky2025 — present