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Virginia · Through Week 8

Jekail Middlebrook

#21 · RB · Fr. · 5'10" · 198 lbs · Atlanta, GA

#26

of 218 running backs · Top 12%

+1.12

points added per game vs an average RB

Rushing +1.21Receiving -0.098 games
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What the numbers say about Jekail

  • •Heating up: +0.42 points per play over his last three games, up from +0.25 for the season.
  • •Top 11% of running backs in rushing success rate (51.0%).
  • •Ranks #26 of 218 running backs (top 12%) with +1.12 points added per game.

Against every FBS RB

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per carry0.27Top 17%
  • Rush success rate51.0%Top 11%
  • Yards per carry4.9Bottom 50%
  • Explosive run rate7.7%Bottom 37%
  • Stuffed rate12.5%Top 31%
  • Carry share41.1%Top 28%
  • EPA per target0.18Top 48%

What he does best

  • Rush success rate (Top 11%)
  • EPA per carry (Top 17%)

What to work on

  • Explosive run rate (Bottom 37%, his lowest mark)
  • Yards per carry (Bottom 50%, his lowest mark)
  • 2nd down (+0.14 per play, vs +0.84 3rd/4th down)

No true weak spots at his position, so these are his lowest marks.

Coaching notes

  • By down. Best: 3rd/4th down (+0.84 per play). Toughest: 2nd down (+0.14).
  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: passing downs (+0.60 per play). Toughest: standard downs (+0.12).
  • Direction. Best: right (+0.38 per play). Toughest: left (+0.04).
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Situational splits

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

By down

  • 2nd down+0.14 EPA · 50% succ · 44 plays
  • 1st down+0.15 EPA · 46% succ · 41 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.84 EPA · 63% succ · 19 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Standard downs+0.12 EPA · 50% succ · 70 plays
  • Passing downs+0.60 EPA · 53% succ · 34 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.58 EPA · 50% succ · 16 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else+0.27 EPA · 51% succ · 104 plays

Direction

  • Middle+0.33 EPA · 55% succ · 53 plays
  • Right+0.38 EPA · 54% succ · 26 plays
  • Left+0.04 EPA · 40% succ · 25 plays

Season stats

CarRush YdsYPCRush TDExpl%Stuff%Car Shr
1045124.947.7%12.5%41.1%
TgtRecRec YdsRec TD
1612781

Game log

WkOpponentRushingReceivingEPA/play
1vsNC State15 car, 64 yds, 0 TD—-0.07
2vsNorfolk State3 car, 15 yds, 0 TD1/1, 5 yds, 0 TD+0.31
3vs*West Virginia17 car, 75 yds, 1 TD2/2, 1 yds, 1 TD+0.12
4vsDelaware5 car, 23 yds, 0 TD2/2, 21 yds, 0 TD-0.11
5atFlorida State9 car, 64 yds, 0 TD2/5, 24 yds, 0 TD+0.46
6vsSyracuse17 car, 95 yds, 2 TD—+0.57
7atSMU14 car, 59 yds, 0 TD3/4, 19 yds, 0 TD+0.36
8vsDuke24 car, 117 yds, 1 TD2/2, 8 yds, 0 TD+0.34