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 | 80 | — |
| Success rate | 53.7% | 46th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 7.5% | 281st / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 11.3% | 85th / 321 |
| First downs | 25 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 10 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 3 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 14 | — |
| Target share | 11.5% | — |
| Catch rate | 71.4% | — |
| Success rate per target | 42.9% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 14.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 6 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Middlebrook's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted14 targets charted
Run direction80 carries
2025 charting · Middle Tennessee
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Middlebrook’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted25 targets charted
Run direction60 carries
Career
4 seasons at 2 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 |  Virginia#34 · 4-3 | 7 | 42% | 81 | 396 | 4.9 | 3 | 53.7% | 10 | 70 | 1 | 11.5% |
| 2025 |  Middle Tennessee#133 · 3-9 | 11 | 62% | 140 | 752 | 5.4 | 4 | 46.4% | 40 | 412 | 3 | 14.2% |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee#130 · 3-9 | 9 | 27% | 60 | 273 | 4.5 | 2 | 42.9% | 22 | 163 | 1 | 8.1% |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee#103 · 4-8 | 3 | 7% | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 2 | 38.5% | 4 | 31 | 0 | 4.1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jekail Middlebrook's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jekail Middlebrook'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 |  NC State | W 34–8 | 5.4 | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Norfolk State | W 59–3 | 5.2 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | vs West Virginia | L 27–38 | 7.0 | 17 | 75 | 4.4 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 |  Delaware | W 42–3 | 6.0 | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | @ Florida State | L 7–38 | 6.9 | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 |  Syracuse | W 28–25 | 7.4 | 17 | 95 | 5.6 | 2 | 29 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ SMU | L 13–23 | 6.4 | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.3 | 81 | 396 | 4.9 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 1 | 12 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 81 | — |
| Yards | 396 | 90th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 4.9 | 136th / 325 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 150th / 631 |
| Long | 29 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 10 | 584th / 1995 |
| Yards | 70 | 863rd / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 12 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4244th / 5408 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 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 | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · NC State | ✓ RB | 68 | ~25 (17–32) | 15 | · | · | 37% |
| Wk 2 · Norfolk State | ✓ RB | 62 | ~11 (3–21) | 4 | · | · | 18% |
| Wk 3 · West Virginia | ✓ RB | 70 | ~38 (26–49) | 19 | · | · | 54% |
| Wk 4 · Delaware | ✓ RB | 85 | ~21 (14–27) | 7 | · | 1 | 25% |
| Wk 5 · Florida State | ✓ RB | 71 | ~34 (23–44) | 15 | · | · | 48% |
| Wk 6 · Syracuse | — | 55 | ~32 (22–41) | 17 | · | · | 58% |
| Wk 7 · SMU | ✓ RB | 54 | ~34 (23–44) | 18 | 1 | · | 63% |
| Season | 6 GS | 465 | 195 (155–241) | 95 | 1 | 1 | 42% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Virginia roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jekail Middlebrook | RB | SR | 81 | 396 | 4.9 | 3 | 10 | +0.26 |
| 25 | Xay Davis | RB | SO | 45 | 233 | 5.2 | 2 | 7 | +0.10 |
| 0 | Xavier Brown | RB | SR | 33 | 172 | 5.2 | 2 | 6 | +0.10 |
| Noah Vaughn | RB | 28 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +0.02 | ||
| 2 | Peyton Lewis | RB | JR | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 1 | — | -0.17 |
| 28 | Solomon Beebe | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | 1 | -0.61 |
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 depth chart →