#15

Amareon Blue

RBSophomore5' 6", 195 lbsDallas, NC
Eastern Michigan Eagles4-5 · TDC #124
Snap share
35%
7 of 9 started · likely 29–44%
Rush yards
405
127th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
5.1
108th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
3
192nd of 683 in FBS
Receptions
8
841st of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.14
109th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

89 plays · +12.6 total EPA · 109th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.14
Passing-0.11
Rushing+0.18
1st down+0.01
2nd down+0.02
3rd down+0.55
Standard downs+0.16
Passing downs+0.07
BlueRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays14%
Pass plays3%
Run plays31%
1st down18%
2nd down15%
3rd down8%
Standard downs17%
Passing downs9%
BlueRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries76—
Success rate42.1%206th / 332
Explosive run rate14.5%127th / 332
Stuffed at the line13.2%120th / 332
First downs21—
Red-zone carries12—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share6.7%—
Catch rate72.7%—
Success rate per target27.3%—
Yards per target4.2—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
11
8 caught (73%)
Avg. depth of target
-0.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.1
57 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-11
of 46 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

73% comp-0.9 avg. depth7.1 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 targets (27%), 3 caught (100%), 13 yds, 4.3 per target3100% · 13yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 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: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yMiddle, 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: 4 targets (36%), 2 caught (50%), 10 yds, 2.5 per target450% · 10yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 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 direction79 carries

Left
25%
5.0 YPC · 45% succ.
Middle
62%
4.9 YPC · 35% succ.
Right
13%
6.3 YPC · 60% 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.

Game Log

Amareon Blue'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

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 7.5 vs San José State (Week 1)0 of 8 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Sacramento StateW 28–176.412554.601822211.0015
1San José StateL 21–277.511817.41503124.004
2@Michigan StateL 7–355.38405.0020·····
3@WisconsinL 10–543.8492.303·····
4LindenwoodW 29–36.114584.1116·····
5@MassachusettsW 38–146.611666.0113·····
6@AkronW 25–23—166.006·····
7ToledoL 14–344.77233.3011133.003
8@OhioL 20–246.511676.1017294.506
2026 · 9 games5.9794055.13508465.8015

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries79—
Yards405127th / 1519
Yards / carry5.1108th / 312
Touchdowns3192nd / 683
Long50—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions8841st / 2089
Yards461189th / 2074
Yards / catch5.8—
Touchdowns0—
Long15—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns1—
Yards21—
Average21—
Touchdowns0—
Long21—

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 involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · Sacramento State✓ RB68~35 (24–45)14·51%
Wk 1 · San José State✓ RB68~31 (21–40)15·46%
Wk 2 · Michigan State✓ RB52~19 (13–25)8·37%
Wk 3 · Wisconsin✓ RB60~11 (3–21)4·18%
Wk 4 · Lindenwood✓ RB69~31 (21–40)14145%
Wk 5 · Massachusetts✓ RB68~21 (14–27)11·31%
Wk 6 · Akron—78~4 (1–8)1·5%
Wk 7 · Toledo✓ RB71~26 (18–34)10·37%
Wk 8 · Ohio—68~30 (20–39)13·44%
Season7 GS602208 (172–264)90135%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Eastern Michigan roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
15Amareon BlueRBSO794055.138+0.14
28Braydon BennettRBSR632804.429+0.25
24Joey MattordRBSR602654.4125+0.00
22Decorie JohnsonRBFR9343.801+0.41
21Malachi JamesRBJR——————
26Nazir Jones-DavisRBFR——————
XaVior TyusRB————1+0.16

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. Eastern Michigan depth chart →