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 | 68 | — |
| Success rate | 44.1% | 184th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 13.2% | 161st / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 20.6% | 264th / 321 |
| First downs | 18 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 11 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 4 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 22 | — |
| Target share | 12.8% | 405th / 522 |
| Catch rate | 54.5% | 414th / 522 |
| Success rate per target | 22.7% | 509th / 522 |
| Yards per target | 2.8 | 513th / 522 |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | 478th / 522 |
| Deep-target rate | 9.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Jacobs's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted22 targets charted
Run direction70 carries
2025 charting · Utah State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Jacobs’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted22 targets charted
Run direction21 carries
Career
5 seasons at 3 schools 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 |  Utah State#94 · 2-4 | 6 | 68% | 70 | 393 | 5.6 | 2 | 44.1% | 12 | 62 | 1 | 12.8% |
| 2025 | Utah State#79 · 6-7 | 13 | 36% | 65 | 429 | 6.6 | 5 | 40.0% | 43 | 379 | 3 | 12.3% |
| 2024 |  New Mexico#121 · 5-7 | 7 | 17% | 40 | 277 | 6.9 | 3 | 55.6% | 17 | 130 | 1 | 8.5% |
| 2023 |  Arizona State#108 · 3-9 | 4 | 3% | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4.0% |
| 2022 | Arizona State#90 · 3-9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Javen Jacobs's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Javen Jacobs'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
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Idaho State | L 17–29 | 6.6 | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 21 | · |
| 2 | @ Washington | L 14–16 | 4.8 | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | · | · | 2 | 35 | · |
| 3 | @ Utah | L 0–33 | 5.7 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | · | · | 1 | 0 | · |
| 4 |  Troy | W 21–10 | 6.9 | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | · | · | 2 | 4 | · |
| 5 | @ Boise State | L 18–37 | 8.4 | 10 | 139 | 13.9 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 1 | -1 | · |
| 6 |  Washington State | W 17–16 | 5.8 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 1 | 15 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 14 | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.4 | 70 | 393 | 5.6 | 2 | 64 | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 73 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 70 | — |
| Yards | 393 | 91st / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 5.6 | 72nd / 326 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 220th / 630 |
| Long | 64 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 12 | 463rd / 1994 |
| Yards | 62 | 930th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 5.2 | 456th / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 345th / 824 |
| Long | 11 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 12 | — |
| Average | 12 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 12 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 11 | — |
| Yards | 73 | — |
| Average | 6.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 19 | — |
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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Idaho State | ✓ RB | 89 | ~67 (57–74) | 28 | 3 | · | 75% |
| Wk 2 · Washington | ✓ RB | 58 | ~29 (20–38) | 8 | 2 | · | 50% |
| Wk 3 · Utah | ✓ RB | 54 | ~30 (20–39) | 9 | 1 | · | 56% |
| Wk 4 · Troy | — | 59 | ~47 (40–52) | 16 | 2 | 1 | 80% |
| Wk 5 · Boise State | ✓ RB | 57 | ~35 (24–45) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 61% |
| Wk 6 · Washington State | ✓ RB | 58 | ~48 (41–53) | 18 | 3 | · | 83% |
| Season | 5 GS | 375 | 256 (218–289) | 93 | 12 | 2 | 68% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Utah State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Javen Jacobs | RB | SR | 70 | 393 | 5.6 | 2 | 12 | +0.03 |
| Noah White | RB | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 | -0.31 | ||
| Nehemiah Washington | RB | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | — | -0.69 | ||
| Sesi Vailahi | RB | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | — | -1.25 | ||
| 20 | Tre Kofe | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Ravian Larry | 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. Utah State depth chart →