Last confirmed: Indiana, 2015. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · Gardendale, AL · Ventura College
Jordan Howard: RB · Indiana · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jordan Howard
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Jordan Howard has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. On tape: 238 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Michigan, Week 11, 2015.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 14.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 10.2% of his carries. 3 carries for 14 yds vs Maryland; 35 for 238 vs Michigan.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
34.2% of carries overall (196/573) → 34.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (26/75) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
12 of 14 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (85.7%). 9 of the team's 34 inside-the-5 carries (26.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-47vs Southern Illinois | 20 | 145 | 7.3 | 3 | 35 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | W 36-22vs Florida International | 27 | 159 | 5.9 | 0 | 32 | 159-yard day |
| Wk 3 | W 38-35vs Western Kentucky | 31 | 203 | 6.5 | 0 | 24 | 203-yard day |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24@ Wake Forest | 33 | 168 | 5.1 | 1 | 18 | 168-yard day |
| Wk 5 | L 27-34vs No. 1 Ohio State | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 26-52@ No. 7 Michigan State | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 1 | 37 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-35vs No. 10 Iowa | 22 | 174 | 7.9 | 2 | 37 | 174-yard day |
| Wk 11 | L 41-48vs No. 15 Michigan | 35 | 238 | 6.8 | 2 | 24 | Season-high 238 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 47-28@ Maryland | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 196 | 1213 | 6.2 | 9 | 37 |
Week 11 · 2015
L 41-48
vs Michigan
238 rush yds (35 car) · 2 TD
With N. Sudfeld — 220 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.7 · M. Paige — 3 rec · 17 yds · 7 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
53%196 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.2 yds/carry on 196 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 53% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 159 | 6.1 | 1.2 |
| Road3g | 86.7 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 142 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 126 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Wilson
Pass share
44.4%
461 pass / 577 run
Plays / game
79.8
13 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2015
More touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at UAB and Indiana, 2,800 rushing yards — drafted at #150 overall by the Chicago Bears.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2015
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Garrick McGee, Bill Clark and Kevin Wilson.
Where he ended up · NFL
Chicago BearsEntering 11th NFL season
Chicago BearsEntering 11th NFL season
