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 | 70 | — |
| Success rate | 41.4% | 212th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 15.7% | 94th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 22.9% | 296th / 332 |
| First downs | 22 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 10 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 4 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 9 | — |
| Target share | 6.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 77.8% | — |
| Success rate per target | 11.1% | — |
| Yards per target | 3.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Merriweather's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted10 targets charted
Run direction71 carries
Career
3 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 |  Troy#107 · 4-4 | 8 | 30% | 71 | 386 | 5.4 | 5 | 41.4% | 7 | 32 | 0 | 6.4% |
| 2025 |  Purdue#100 · 2-10 | 1 | 1% | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Purdue#122 · 1-11 | 6 | 9% | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jaheim Merriweather's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jaheim Merriweather'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 |  Sam Houston | W 24–21 | 4.4 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Alabama State | W 34–17 | 8.9 | 13 | 127 | 9.8 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | @ Missouri | L 17–27 | 5.4 | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Utah State | L 10–21 | 3.5 | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 |  Southern Miss | W 55–34 | 6.9 | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | @ Louisiana | L 6–33 | — | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  UL Monroe | L 14–21 | 4.6 | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 | @ James Madison | W 24–21 | 7.4 | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.9 | 71 | 386 | 5.4 | 5 | 69 | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 12 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 71 | — |
| Yards | 386 | 142nd / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.4 | 83rd / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 82nd / 683 |
| Long | 69 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 917th / 2089 |
| Yards | 32 | 1336th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 4.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 12 | — |
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 | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Sam Houston | 66 | ~15 (10–19) | 7 | 23% |
| Wk 2 · Alabama State | 68 | ~29 (20–38) | 14 | 43% |
| Wk 3 · Missouri | 72 | ~18 (12–23) | 9 | 25% |
| Wk 4 · Utah State | 81 | ~20 (14–26) | 7 | 25% |
| Wk 6 · Southern Miss | 80 | ~29 (20–38) | 17 | 36% |
| Wk 7 · Louisiana | 54 | ~9 (2–17) | 4 | 17% |
| Wk 8 · UL Monroe | 66 | ~13 (3–25) | 7 | 20% |
| Wk 9 · James Madison | 75 | ~33 (23–43) | 16 | 44% |
| Season | 562 | 166 (132–205) | 81 | 30% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Troy roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Gavin Griffin | RB | JR | 98 | 436 | 4.4 | 3 | 6 | +0.15 |
| 1 | Jordan Lovett | RB | SR | 75 | 382 | 5.1 | 1 | 12 | +0.01 |
| 3 | Jaheim Merriweather | RB | JR | 71 | 386 | 5.4 | 5 | 7 | +0.10 |
| 22 | Bryce Burgess | RB | JR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | -0.06 |
| 21 | AC Walters | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Dennis Palmer | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | DeWhitt Betterson Jr. | 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. Troy depth chart →