Take Jabari Bates off San José State's roster and the first thing you'd miss is 413 team rushing yards leader.
5′7″ · 180 lb · Compton, CA · St. John Bosco HS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
Best game: 163 rush yds, 14 rec yds, vs Cal Poly
Swing playSwung San José State from 8% to 32% to win.Idaho at San José State · 31-28
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for San José State. 2026: 413 rushing yards, 5 catches.
How he plays
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Yards / carry: 65th percentile.
The full scouting readJabari Bates
Jabari Bates is a cornerstone for San José State — measured against the line he joined.
TEAM RUSHING YARDS LEADER
413
Team leader in rushing yards (413).
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 77 | 413 | 5.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 27 | 192 | 7.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 59 | 254 | 4.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | San José State | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 175 | 892 | 5.1 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | San José State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | San José State | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 17 | 105 | 6.2 | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ USC | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan | 20 | 119 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 27 | 163 | 6.0 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 163 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-26vs Fresno State | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 0 | 26 | |
| Total | 77 | 413 | 5.1 | 0 | 26 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Cal Poly
163 rush yds (27 car)
With L. Weaver — 238 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 26.0 · 44 rush yds (10 car) · T. Carrizosa — 43 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +94 rushing yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: carries (97th percentile). Strength: rush yards (92nd percentile). Concern: td rate (5th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
39%74 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 77 carries · 20% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 128 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 78.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 103 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.8%
144 pass / 134 run
Plays / game
69.5
4 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 1,188 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mountain West as a senior.
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Damion Jones-Moore’s 2016 season.
Matches Damion on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Athean Renfro’s path through Texas Southern.
Athean Renfro
Plez Lawrence
Julius Loughridge
Matches Athean on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Perris Jones's senior season at Virginia (2022).
Matches Perris on
Differs from Perris on
Player DNA
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