#27
Delaware · 2026

Jo Silver

RBSenior5' 10", 200 lbsWashington Township, NJ
Delaware Blue Hens3-4 · TDC #109
Snap share
43%
6 of 7 started · likely 34–53%
Rush yards
331
137th of 1453 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.7
163rd of 326 in FBS
Rush TD
2
220th of 630 in FBS
Receptions
4
1114th of 1994 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.01
202nd of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

86 plays · +0.7 total EPA · 202nd of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.01
Passing+0.10
Rushing-0.01
1st down-0.23
2nd down+0.20
3rd down+0.04
Standard downs-0.12
Passing downs+0.40
SilverRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays17%
Pass plays4%
Run plays36%
1st down18%
2nd down19%
3rd down15%
Standard downs20%
Passing downs13%
SilverRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries70—
Success rate40.0%239th / 321
Explosive run rate12.9%165th / 321
Stuffed at the line25.7%296th / 321
First downs15—
Red-zone carries12—
Goal-line carries6—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets9—
Target share5.7%—
Catch rate44.4%—
Success rate per target22.2%—
Yards per target3.8—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

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

Targets
10
4 caught (40%)
Avg. depth of target
1.4
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.5
26 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
8
of 34 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted10 targets charted

40% comp1.4 avg. depth6.5 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (40%), 1 caught (25%), 12 yds, 3.0 per target425% · 12yLeft, 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: 2 targets (20%), 1 caught (50%), -1 yds, -0.5 per target250% · -1yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (20%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target250% · 11yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yRight, 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 direction71 carries

Left
24%
5.5 YPC · 29% succ.
Middle
56%
5.0 YPC · 43% succ.
Right
20%
2.6 YPC · 29% 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.
2025 charting · Delaware

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Silver’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
16
8 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
0.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.6
53 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-11
of 42 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted16 targets charted

68% comp0.6 avg. depth6.6 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yLeft, 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: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target2100% · 6yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (25%), 2 caught (50%), 12 yds, 3.0 per target450% · 12yRight, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (25%), 1 caught (25%), 2 yds, 0.5 per target425% · 2yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 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 direction50 carries

Left
18%
3.3 YPC · 33% succ.
Middle
60%
7.5 YPC · 40% succ.
Right
22%
2.1 YPC · 18% 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.

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farDelaware#109 · 3-4743%713314.7240.0%43415.7%
2025Delaware#112 · 7-61143%1196525.5544.0%2922219.7%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jo Silver's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Jo Silver'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

5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 8.1 vs Missouri State (Week 8)1 of 7 games at 8.0+
Rushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLong
1MerrimackW 42–74.26193.2013
2@VanderbiltL 26–356.8161096.8037
3Coastal CarolinaW 22–145.911282.516
4@VirginiaL 3–425.212494.1014
5LibertyL 14–302.5760.904
7@Middle TennesseeL 30–335.36193.207
8Missouri StateW 61–388.1131017.8155
2026 · 7 games5.4713314.7255

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries71—
Yards331137th / 1453
Yards / carry4.7163rd / 326
Touchdowns2220th / 630
Long55—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41114th / 1994
Yards341216th / 1980
Yards / catch8.5—
Touchdowns1345th / 824
Long12—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Merrimack✓ RB72~26 (18–34)936%
Wk 2 · Vanderbilt✓ RB68~39 (27–51)1757%
Wk 3 · Coastal Carolina✓ RB64~29 (20–38)1445%
Wk 4 · Virginia✓ RB57~27 (18–35)1247%
Wk 5 · Liberty✓ RB60~23 (16–30)738%
Wk 7 · Middle Tennessee—69~25 (17–32)836%
Wk 8 · Missouri State✓ RB75~29 (20–38)1539%
Season6 GS465198 (157–245)8243%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Delaware roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
27Jo SilverRBSR713314.724+0.01
3Kaderris RobertsRBSR321584.9312+0.46
21Viron Ellison Jr.RBJR291133.924+0.51
25Jared PorterRBSO11504.501+0.21
28Nakeem PowellRBFR8516.40—+0.22
26Greg SpillerRBJR1660—+0.23
30Reginald Lea IIRBFR——————
34Naseem TentionRBFR——————

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. Delaware depth chart →