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Utah State · Through Week 8

Javen Jacobs

#8 · RB · Fr. · 5'10" · 210 lbs · Chandler, AZ

#171

of 218 running backs · Bottom 23%

-0.74

points added per game vs an average RB

Rushing -0.42Receiving -0.327 games
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What the numbers say about Javen

  • •#3 among 87 qualified running backs runs to the left (+0.75 points per play).
  • •Heating up: +0.32 points per play over his last three games, up from -0.01 for the season.
  • •Ranks #171 of 218 running backs (top 78%) with -0.74 points added per game.

Against every FBS RB

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per carry0.07Bottom 38%
  • Rush success rate40.2%Bottom 30%
  • Yards per carry5.4Top 31%
  • Explosive run rate8.5%Bottom 47%
  • Stuffed rate19.5%Bottom 20%
  • Carry share42.5%Top 23%
  • EPA per target0.10Bottom 45%

What he does best

  • Carry share (Top 23%)

What to work on

  • Avoiding stuffs (Bottom 20%)
  • Rush success rate (Bottom 30%)
  • Right (-0.48 per play, vs +0.75 left)

Coaching notes

  • Direction. Best: left (+0.75 per play). Toughest: right (-0.48).
  • Against top defenses. Best: vs everyone else (+0.18 per play). Toughest: vs top-40 defenses (-0.91).
  • By down. Best: 2nd down (+0.39 per play). Toughest: 1st down (-0.30).
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Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down-0.30 EPA · 28% succ · 36 plays
  • 2nd down+0.39 EPA · 50% succ · 30 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.28 EPA · 50% succ · 16 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs-0.13 EPA · 37% succ · 52 plays
  • Passing downs+0.41 EPA · 47% succ · 30 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.14 EPA · 42% succ · 12 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else+0.18 EPA · 44% succ · 73 plays
  • vs top-40 defenses-0.91 EPA · 11% succ · 9 plays

Direction

  • Middle-0.05 EPA · 35% succ · 55 plays
  • Left+0.75 EPA · 59% succ · 17 plays
  • Right-0.48 EPA · 40% succ · 10 plays

Season stats

CarRush YdsYPCRush TDExpl%Stuff%Car Shr
824425.428.5%19.5%42.5%
TgtRecRec YdsRec TD
2514751

Game log

WkOpponentRushingReceivingEPA/play
1vsIdaho State21 car, 105 yds, 0 TD4/7, 27 yds, 0 TD+0.06
2atWashington6 car, -3 yds, 0 TD1/2, 8 yds, 0 TD-1.47
3atUtah3 car, 16 yds, 0 TD2/4, 12 yds, 0 TD+0.20
4vsTroy13 car, 81 yds, 1 TD2/2, 11 yds, 0 TD+0.21
5atBoise State10 car, 139 yds, 0 TD3/4, 4 yds, 1 TD+0.97
6vsWashington State15 car, 62 yds, 1 TD0/3, 0 yds, 0 TD+0.15
8atTexas State14 car, 42 yds, 0 TD2/3, 13 yds, 0 TD-0.17