Last confirmed: Kent State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 206 lb · Oberlin, OH
Justin Rankin: RB · Kent State · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Justin Rankin
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Justin Rankin has been at Kent State through two head coaches in three seasons. On tape: 147 rushing yards and 22 receiving yards against Howard, Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
33.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 29.1% of his carries. 3 carries for 0 yds vs Penn State; 12 for 145 vs Howard.
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
5 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (50.0%). 4 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (18.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kent State | 117 | 574 | 4.9 | 4 |
| 2017 | Kent State | 123 | 490 | 4.0 | 3 |
| 2016 | Kent State | 108 | 511 | 4.7 | 3 |
| Career | 348 | 1,575 | 4.5 | 10 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kent State | 14 | 127 | 9.1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Kent State | 42 | 311 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2016 | Kent State | 28 | 335 | 12.0 | 1 |
| Career | 84 | 773 | 9.2 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ Illinois | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-14vs Howard | 12 | 147 | 12.3 | 1 | 61 | Season-high 147 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-63@ No. 11 Penn State | 3 | 0 | -5.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-38@ Ole Miss | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-52@ Ball State | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-27vs Ohio | 16 | 123 | 7.7 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-31@ Miami (OH) | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-24vs Akron | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-48@ Buffalo | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-56vs Toledo | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-28vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 117 | 574 | 4.9 | 4 | 61 |
Week 2 · 2018
W 54-14
vs Howard
147 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 22 yds
Dominant 40-point win at home against Howard.
With G. Urenovitch — 30 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · J. Shaw — 105 rush yds (12 car) · 3 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
29%117 carriesFumble rate
1.7%2 of 117 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 117 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 29% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 65.6 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 41.0 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 73.0 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 15.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
46.1%
420 pass / 491 run
Plays / game
75.9
12 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
117 carries and 14 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kent State, 1,575 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
