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 | 94 | — |
| Success rate | 47.9% | 118th / 320 |
| Explosive run rate | 17.0% | 80th / 320 |
| Stuffed at the line | 18.1% | 228th / 320 |
| First downs | 26 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 15 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 3 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 26 | — |
| Target share | 12.8% | 408th / 527 |
| Catch rate | 80.8% | 45th / 527 |
| Success rate per target | 42.3% | 357th / 527 |
| Yards per target | 7.9 | 281st / 527 |
| Explosive catches | 11.5% | 247th / 527 |
| Deep-target rate | 3.8% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted26 targets charted
Run direction101 carries
2025 charting · Virginia Tech
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Jr.’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted4 targets charted
Run direction24 carries
Career
2 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 |  Virginia Tech#47 · 5-2 | 7 | 53% | 103 | 613 | 6.0 | 4 | 47.9% | 22 | 219 | 2 | 12.8% |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech#91 · 3-9 | 4 | 10% | 25 | 146 | 5.8 | 1 | 37.5% | 1 | 36 | 0 | 11.1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jeffrey Overton Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jeffrey Overton Jr.'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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  VMI | W 73–3 | 8.1 | 9 | 104 | 11.6 | 2 | 50 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | W 44–21 | 6.4 | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | @ Maryland | W 35–26 | 8.3 | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 49 |
| 4 | @ Boston College | W 21–14 | 9.3 | 25 | 209 | 8.4 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 |  Pittsburgh | L 33–35 | 6.5 | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | @ California | L 20–25 | 7.5 | 12 | 73 | 6.1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 |  Georgia Tech | W 34–24 | 7.9 | 14 | 85 | 6.1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 26 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 7.7 | 103 | 613 | 6.0 | 4 | 76 | 22 | 219 | 10.0 | 2 | 49 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 103 | — |
| Yards | 613 | 20th / 1458 |
| Yards / carry | 6 | 48th / 322 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 92nd / 633 |
| Long | 76 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 22 | 183rd / 1995 |
| Yards | 219 | 304th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 10 | 360th / 463 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 174th / 830 |
| Long | 49 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4249th / 5416 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 4 | — |
| Yards | 135 | — |
| Average | 33.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 62 | — |
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 | Plays made | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · VMI | — | 72 | ~19 (13–25) | 9 | · | · | 26% |
| Wk 2 · Old Dominion | — | 86 | ~41 (35–45) | 18 | · | · | 48% |
| Wk 3 · Maryland | — | 75 | ~36 (25–47) | 17 | · | · | 48% |
| Wk 4 · Boston College | — | 77 | ~55 (46–61) | 29 | 1 | 1 | 71% |
| Wk 5 · Pittsburgh | ✓ RB | 73 | ~46 (39–51) | 22 | · | 2 | 63% |
| Wk 6 · California | — | 64 | ~34 (23–44) | 16 | · | · | 53% |
| Wk 7 · Georgia Tech | — | 63 | ~37 (25–48) | 18 | · | 1 | 59% |
| Season | 1 GS | 510 | 268 (213–331) | 129 | 1 | 4 | 53% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Virginia Tech roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Jeffrey Overton Jr. | RB | SO | 103 | 613 | 6 | 4 | 22 | +0.58 |
| 27 | Marcellous Hawkins Jr. | RB | SR | 78 | 325 | 4.2 | 5 | 8 | +0.13 |
| 26 | Messiah Mickens | RB | FR | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | — | +0.16 |
| 23 | Tyler Mason | RB | JR | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | — | -0.11 |
| Darius Taylor | RB | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | — | +0.25 | ||
| 35 | John Buetow | RB | JR | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | — | +0.75 |
| 32 | Bill Davis | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Virginia Tech depth chart →