Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/20Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
Jowan Davis
Last confirmed: Rice, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′7″ · Sealy, TX
Jowan Davis: RB · Rice · #3.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jowan Davis
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his third year in the same backfield at Rice. A game that shows it: 84 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against UTEP — Week 12, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Rice in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-46@ Western Kentucky | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-31@ Army | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-38vs No. 21 Baylor | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-42vs North Texas | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-44@ Southern Miss | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-14vs UTSA | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 65-44vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-61@ Louisiana Tech | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | L 25-42vs Florida Atlantic | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-24vs UTEP | 11 | 84 | 7.6 | 1 | 26 | Season-high 84 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 17-41@ Stanford | 10 | 49 | 4.9 | 2 | 13 | |
| Total | 71 | 299 | 4.2 | 4 | 26 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2016
L 17-41
at Stanford
49 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 10 yds
With J. Fox — 37.1 yards per punt · 9 punts · 47 long · S. Stewart — 77 rush yds (13 car) · 2 rec · 13 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · Stanford · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.50Jowan Davis run for 6 yds for a TD, (Jack Fox KICK)
- Week 12 · UTEP · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Jowan Davis run for 1 yd for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)
- Week 4 · North Texas · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.25Jowan Davis run for 3 yds to the Rice 49 for a
- Week 10 · Florida Atlantic · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.79Jowan Davis run for 17 yds to the FlAtl 17 for a
- Week 4 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.67Jowan Davis run for 18 yds to the Rice 46 for a
- Week 13 · Stanford · 1st and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.46Jowan Davis run for 3 yds for a TD, (Jack Fox KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Stanford · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −1.34Jowan Davis run for a loss of 1 yard to the Stanf 44
- Week 12 · UTEP · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.29Jowan Davis run for 14 yds to the Rice 46 for a
- Week 1 · Western Kentucky · 1st and 2 · Q2 · EPA +1.21Jowan Davis run for 2 yds for a TD, (Hayden Tobola KICK)
- Week 12 · UTEP · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.20Jowan Davis run for 18 yds to the UTEP 5 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
71 of 71 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
41%71 carriesFumble rate
2.8%2 of 71 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds20%of carries
14 carries
Grind
1–3 yds42%of carries
30 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds24%of carries
17 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
10 carries
7 of 9 (78%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 5 (60%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.2 yds/carry on 71 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under David Bailiff — 16-21 over that span.
2014Rice8-5HC: David Bailiff · Run-heavy
2015Rice5-7HC: David Bailiff · Run-leaning
2016Rice3-9HC: David Bailiff · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 32.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 21.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 21.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 34.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Bailiff
Pass share
46.6%
404 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
72.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
71 carries and 8 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Rice
- 2016 Rice BailiffYear 3 · 11 games
- 2015 Rice BailiffYear 2 · 10 games
- 2014 Rice BailiffYear 1 · 13 games
How it ended
Three seasons at Rice, 1,552 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coach2014–2016
Rice
Played his entire career under David Bailiff.