Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-38@ South Florida | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Total | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
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Jaquez Yant
Sophomore running back for Nebraska. 2022: 56 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Tallahassee, FL
Nebraska 2022 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
RB recruit
No. 2154 nationally · Signed with Nebraska
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Nebraska. 2022: 56 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nebraska in 2020.
- Transferred from Nebraska to Florida A&M in 2023.
Jaquez Yant
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Jaquez Yant has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Nebraska. The receipt: 22 rush yds against South Florida — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Nebraska, 350 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with Nebraska3-star out of Amos P. Godby
2023
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Nebraska
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2022
2 coaches2021
Nebraska
2022era →
Mickey Joseph
Nebraska
Coaching transition mid-career: Scott Frost → Mickey Joseph. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning
2022Nebraska4-8HC: Mickey Joseph · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 22.0 YDS/g, 2.8 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Dominique Johnson’s 2021 season.
Differs from Dominique on
Rush TD rate (lower)
Class year (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Damashja Harris’s path through Wyoming.
82%match
Matches Damashja on
Height
Yards per carry
Differs from Damashja on
Weight (higher)
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jobi Malary's freshman season at James Madison (2024).
Matches Jobi on
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Jobi on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
Rush TD rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaquez Yant
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology