#25
Nebraska · 2026

Jamal Rule

RBFreshman6' 0", 215 lbsSalisbury, NC★★★ 2026 recruit · #833 nationally
Nebraska Cornhuskers5-2 · TDC #15
Snap share
30%
3 of 6 started · likely 24–37%
Rush yards
391
93rd of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.5
37th of 325 in FBS
Rush TD
5
56th of 631 in FBS
Receptions
4
1115th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.47
7th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

66 plays · +31.1 total EPA · 7th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.47
Passing+0.83
Rushing+0.43
1st down+0.28
2nd down+0.43
3rd down+0.64
Standard downs+0.42
Passing downs+0.72
RuleRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays15%
Pass plays3%
Run plays27%
1st down18%
2nd down11%
3rd down13%
Standard downs19%
Passing downs7%
RuleRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries60—
Success rate48.3%114th / 321
Explosive run rate18.3%62nd / 321
Stuffed at the line11.7%95th / 321
First downs19—
Red-zone carries8—
Goal-line carries4—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share5.3%—
Catch rate57.1%—
Success rate per target42.9%—
Yards per target11.7—
Explosive catches42.9%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Rule's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
7
4 caught (57%)
Avg. depth of target
0.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
21.0
84 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-2
of 82 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

57% comp0.0 avg. depth21.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 1 caught (50%), 2 yds, 1.0 per target250% · 2yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 2 targets (29%), 2 caught (100%), 56 yds, 28.0 per target2100% · 56yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 24 yds, 24.0 per target1100% · 24yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction60 carries

Left
23%
12.1 YPC · 64% succ.
Middle
60%
5.0 YPC · 39% succ.
Right
17%
4.2 YPC · 30% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Jamal Rule's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 9.5 vs Ohio (Week 1)2 of 5 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1OhioW 49–219.5151228.1239
2Bowling GreenW 56–77.488811.0159
3North DakotaW 34–78.9151197.9255
4@Michigan StateW 31–133.0441.005
5MarylandW 48–23—no stats recorded
6IndianaL 17–204.815533.5013
7@OregonL 14–17—351.703
2026 · 6 games6.7603916.5559

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries60—
Yards39193rd / 1456
Yards / carry6.537th / 325
Touchdowns556th / 631
Long59—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41115th / 1995
Yards82775th / 1981
Yards / catch20.5—
Touchdowns1346th / 825
Long33—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Ohio—74~35 (24–45)171·47%
Wk 2 · Bowling Green✓ RB66~16 (11–21)8··24%
Wk 3 · North Dakota—71~25 (17–32)17··35%
Wk 4 · Michigan State✓ RB67~12 (3–23)4··18%
Wk 6 · Indiana—83~51 (43–57)17·161%
Wk 7 · Oregon✓ RB67~11 (3–21)4··16%
Season3 GS503150 (119–185)671130%

Position Room

6 RBs on the Nebraska roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
35Mekhi NelsonRBJR713094.4411+0.16
25Jamal RuleRBFR603916.554+0.47
22Isaiah MozeeRBSO442235.119+0.13
30Vincent GenatoneRBSR7101.421—
21Kwinten IvesRBSR4348.502+0.95
23Conor BoothRBSO32170—+0.17

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Nebraska depth chart →