Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/38Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 38 inside-the-5 carries (15.8%).
Jeremy Larkin
Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 197 lb · Cincinnati, OH · La Salle
Jeremy Larkin: RB · Northwestern · #28.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jeremy Larkin
Wins in space out of the backfield. He has spent two seasons in the Northwestern backfield. One game to point at: 143 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards against Purdue — Week 1, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Northwestern | 72 | 346 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 84 | 503 | 6.0 | 5 |
| Career | 156 | 849 | 5.4 | 10 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Northwestern | 19 | 127 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 11 | 115 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Career | 30 | 242 | 8.1 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-27@ Purdue | 26 | 143 | 5.5 | 2 | 46 | Season-high 143 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-21vs Duke | 24 | 121 | 5.0 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-39vs Akron | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs No. 14 Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-16vs Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 72 | 346 | 4.8 | 5 | 46 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2018
W 31-27
at Purdue
143 rush yds (26 car) · 2 TD · 4 rec · 20 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With J. Collins — 37.9 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20 · C. Thorson — 172 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Duke · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.24Jeremy Larkin run for 40 yds to the Duke 4 for a
- Week 3 · Akron · 3rd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +3.08Clayton Thorson pass complete to Jeremy Larkin for 15 yds to the Nwest 48 for a
- Week 3 · Akron · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA −2.93Jeremy Larkin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron 30
- Week 1 · Purdue · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.52Jeremy Larkin run for 20 yds to the Prdue 49 for a
- Week 1 · Purdue · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Jeremy Larkin run for 1 yd for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)
- Week 1 · Purdue · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Jeremy Larkin run for 4 yds for a TD NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the Prdue 8 (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Purdue · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.31Jeremy Larkin run for 46 yds to the Prdue 13 for a
- Week 3 · Akron · 3rd and 16 · Q2 · EPA +2.25Clayton Thorson pass complete to Jeremy Larkin for 16 yds to the Nwest 37 for a
- Week 3 · Akron · 1st and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.20Jeremy Larkin run for 7 yds for a TD (Charlie Kuhbander KICK)
- Week 2 · Duke · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Clayton Thorson pass complete to Jeremy Larkin for 17 yds to the Duke 42 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
72 of 72 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%72 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds22%of carries
16 carries
Grind
1–3 yds25%of carries
18 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds46%of carries
33 carries
Explosive
10+ yds7%of carries
5 carries
5 of 9 (56%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 6 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.8 yds/carry on 72 carries · 7% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 19-8 over that span.
2017Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2018Northwestern9-5HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 50.8 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| Road1g | 143 | 5.5 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 86.5 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
51.1%
524 pass / 502 run
Plays / game
73.3
14 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
578 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
72 carries and 19 catches in 5 games
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Northwestern
- 2018 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 3 · 5 games
- 2017 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 2 · 13 games
- 2016 Northwestern FitzgeraldYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Northwestern in 2016 as a 3-star recruit, No. 452 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Northwestern in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Northwestern, 849 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2016
- Signed with Northwestern3-star out of La Salle
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coach2016–2018
Northwestern
Played his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.