Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/26Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (15.4%).
Andy Janovich
Last confirmed: Nebraska, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Gretna, NE
Andy Janovich: FB · Nebraska · #35.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Andy Janovich
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Andy Janovich has been at Nebraska through two head coaches in two seasons. On tape: 68 rushing yards and 53 receiving yards against Southern Miss, Week 4, 2015.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Nebraska in the news
- Fired Nebraska coach demands $5M
- Rhule accuses tampering in Raiola exit
Yahoo Sports Oct 20 - Rhule takes blame for losses
10/11 NOW Oct 19 - Dante Moore out with concussionYahoo Sports Oct 15
Where to follow him
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 36-28vs Southern Miss | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | 28 | Season-high 68 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 13-14@ Illinois | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-23vs Wisconsin | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | 55 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-25@ Minnesota | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-30vs Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-55@ Purdue | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 39-38vs No. 6 Michigan State | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-14@ Rutgers | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
 Bowl | W 37-29vs UCLA | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 42 | 265 | 6.3 | 3 | 55 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2015
L 21-23
vs Wisconsin
59 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
With S. Foltz — 43.8 yards per punt · 9 punts · 57 long · T. Armstrong — 129 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 62.1 · 50 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +5.20Andy Janovich run for 55 yds for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)
- Week 4 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +3.04Andy Janovich run for 28 yds to the SoMis 41 for a
- Week 4 · Southern Miss · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.04Tommy Armstrong Jr. pass complete to Andy Janovich for 53 yds to the SoMis 16 for a
- Week 1 · UCLA · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Andy Janovich run for 1 yd for a TD, (Drew Brown KICK)
- Week 9 · Purdue · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Andy Janovich run for 1 yd for a TD, (Ryker Fyfe pass to Jordan Westerkamp for Two-Point Conversion)
- Week 5 · Illinois · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.77Andy Janovich run for 6 yds to the Illin 49 for a
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.50Andy Janovich run for a loss of 4 yards to the Illin 40
- Week 4 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.42Andy Janovich run for 25 yds to the SoMis 27 for a
- Week 10 · Michigan State · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.04Andy Janovich run for 7 yds to the Neb 47 for a
- Week 1 · UCLA · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +0.99Andy Janovich run for 1 yd to the Neb 49 for a
2015 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2014Nebraska9-4HC: Bo Pelini · Run-heavy
2015Nebraska6-7HC: Mike Riley · Balanced
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
42 of 42 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
50%36 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds7%of carries
3 carries
Grind
1–3 yds43%of carries
18 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
14 carries
Explosive
10+ yds17%of carries
7 carries
5 of 6 (83%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 4 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
6.3 yds/carry on 42 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 50% success rate.
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 39.2 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 19.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 45.6 | 9.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 9.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Riley
Pass share
48.5%
458 pass / 487 run
Plays / game
72.7
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
481 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2015
42 carries and 2 catches in 9 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Nebraska, drafted
- 2016 Drafted in round 6, No. 176 by the Denver
- 2015 Nebraska RileyYear 4 · 9 games
- 2014 Nebraska PeliniYear 3 · 2 games
- 2013 Nebraska PeliniYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2012 Nebraska PeliniYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Two seasons at Nebraska, 265 rushing yards — drafted at #176 overall by the Denver Broncos.
His career
2016
- Drafted by Denver Broncosround 6, pick 176
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
2 coaches2012–2014
Nebraska
Coaching transition mid-career: Bo Pelini → Mike Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 11th NFL season
#176Rd 6 · Pick 1
Denver BroncosEntering 11th NFL season