Last confirmed: Bowling Green, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′8″ · 179 lb · Austin, TX
Josh Cleveland: RB · Bowling Green · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Josh Cleveland
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his second year in the same backfield at Bowling Green. On tape: 150 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against Eastern Michigan, Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 25.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 24.5% of his carries. 5 carries for 14 yds vs Northern Illinois; 15 for 150 vs Eastern Michigan.
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
6 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (60.0%). 6 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (30.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 147 | 793 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 101 | 649 | 6.4 | 2 |
| Career | 248 | 1,442 | 5.8 | 6 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 12 | 101 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2016 | Bowling Green | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Career | 21 | 142 | 6.8 | 0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-35@ Michigan State | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-35vs South Dakota | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 0 | 42 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-49@ Northwestern | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-24@ Middle Tennessee | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-34vs Akron | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-29@ Miami (OH) | 10 | 117 | 11.7 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-48vs Ohio | 22 | 84 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-48vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 44-16@ Kent State | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-38@ Buffalo | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | L 37-66vs Toledo | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34@ Eastern Michigan | 15 | 150 | 10.0 | 1 | 72 | Season-high 150 yds |
| Total | 147 | 793 | 5.4 | 4 | 72 |
Week 13 · 2017
L 31-34
150 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
With J. Doege — 256 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.7 · J. Davidson — 40.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 49 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%146 carriesFumble rate
2.7%4 of 147 carries · 3 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 147 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Mike Jinks — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 65.2 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 66.7 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 70.0 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 60.6 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jinks
Pass share
49.7%
417 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
69.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
147 carries and 12 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Bowling Green, 1,442 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
