Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 56 | — |
| Success rate | 57.1% | 24th / 320 |
| Explosive run rate | 14.3% | 136th / 320 |
| Stuffed at the line | 8.9% | 50th / 320 |
| First downs | 15 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 13 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 2 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 6 | — |
| Target share | 5.5% | — |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.5 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 0 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Patterson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Run direction59 carries
2025 charting · Kentucky
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Patterson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted16 targets charted
Run direction33 carries
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Kentucky#32 · 6-1 | 7 | 33% | 59 | 399 | 6.8 | 3 | 57.1% | 4 | 33 | 0 | 5.5% |
| 2025 | Kentucky#66 · 5-7 | 9 | 20% | 57 | 225 | 3.9 | 1 | 26.9% | 17 | 85 | 1 | 11.3% |
| 2024 | Kentucky#60 · 4-8 | 3 | 8% | 20 | 111 | 5.5 | 0 | 57.1% | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jason Patterson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jason Patterson'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
Youngstown State
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 59 | — |
| Yards | 399 | 89th / 1459 |
| Yards / carry | 6.8 | 22nd / 322 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 151st / 633 |
| Long | 75 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 4 | 1118th / 1995 |
| Yards | 33 | 1235th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 8.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 16 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Youngstown State | 59 | ~27 (18–35) | 13 | 46% |
| Wk 2 · Alabama | 65 | ~24 (16–31) | 11 | 37% |
| Wk 3 · Texas A&M | 53 | ~15 (10–19) | 6 | 28% |
| Wk 4 · South Alabama | 68 | ~21 (14–27) | 13 | 31% |
| Wk 5 · South Carolina | 78 | ~13 (3–25) | 5 | 17% |
| Wk 6 · LSU | 68 | ~9 (2–17) | 3 | 13% |
| Wk 7 · Oklahoma | 55 | ~36 (25–47) | 15 | 65% |
| Season | 446 | 145 (115–179) | 66 | 33% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Kentucky roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CJ Baxter | RB | SR | 87 | 484 | 5.6 | 8 | 7 | +0.25 |
| 26 | Jason Patterson | RB | JR | 59 | 399 | 6.8 | 3 | 4 | +0.23 |
| 2 | Jovantae Barnes | RB | SR | 28 | 156 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 | +0.10 |
| 28 | Ahmir Smith | RB | JR | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | -0.15 |
| 29 | Jordan Colbert | RB | JR | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | +0.67 |
| 21 | Tovani Mizell | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Delvecchio Alston II | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Isaiah Jackson | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Kentucky depth chart →