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 | 96 | — |
| Success rate | 39.6% | 244th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 11.5% | 216th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 17.7% | 227th / 332 |
| First downs | 24 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 17 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 4 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 28 | — |
| Target share | 12.1% | 443rd / 534 |
| Catch rate | 57.1% | 399th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 25.0% | 519th / 534 |
| Yards per target | 3.2 | 525th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | 495th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 10.7% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 5 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Jacobs's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted28 targets charted
Run direction98 carries
2025 charting · Utah State
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Jacobs’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted22 targets charted
Run direction21 carries
Career
5 seasons at 3 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 |  Utah State#86 · 3-5 | 8 | 66% | 98 | 491 | 5.0 | 3 | 39.6% | 16 | 90 | 1 | 12.1% |
| 2025 | Utah State#79 · 6-7 | 13 | 36% | 65 | 429 | 6.6 | 5 | 40.0% | 43 | 379 | 3 | 12.3% |
| 2024 |  New Mexico#121 · 5-7 | 7 | 17% | 40 | 277 | 6.9 | 3 | 55.6% | 17 | 130 | 1 | 8.5% |
| 2023 |  Arizona State#108 · 3-9 | 4 | 3% | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4.0% |
| 2022 | Arizona State#90 · 3-9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Javen Jacobs's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Javen Jacobs'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 | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Idaho State | L 17–29 | 6.6 | 20 | 80 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 21 | · |
| 2 | @ Washington | L 14–16 | 4.8 | 6 | -3 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | · | · | 2 | 35 | · |
| 3 | @ Utah | L 0–33 | 5.7 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | · | · | 1 | 0 | · |
| 4 |  Troy | W 21–10 | 6.9 | 14 | 84 | 6.0 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | · | · | 2 | 4 | · |
| 5 | @ Boise State | L 18–37 | 8.4 | 10 | 139 | 13.9 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 1 | -1 | · |
| 6 |  Washington State | W 17–16 | 5.8 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 1 | 15 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 14 | · |
| 8 | @ Texas State | L 17–20 | 4.9 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 | · | · | 1 | 0 | · |
| 9 |  Colorado State | W 31–14 | 6.6 | 14 | 56 | 4.0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 | · | · | 2 | 13 | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.2 | 98 | 491 | 5.0 | 3 | 64 | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 86 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 98 | — |
| Yards | 491 | 80th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5 | 118th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 192nd / 683 |
| Long | 64 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 16 | 434th / 2089 |
| Yards | 90 | 833rd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 5.6 | 453rd / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 11 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 12 | — |
| Average | 12 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 12 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 14 | — |
| Yards | 86 | — |
| Average | 6.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 19 | — |
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 | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Idaho State | ✓ RB | 89 | ~67 (57–74) | 28 | 3 | · | 75% |
| Wk 2 · Washington | ✓ RB | 58 | ~29 (20–38) | 8 | 2 | · | 50% |
| Wk 3 · Utah | ✓ RB | 54 | ~30 (20–39) | 9 | 1 | · | 56% |
| Wk 4 · Troy | — | 59 | ~47 (40–52) | 16 | 2 | 1 | 80% |
| Wk 5 · Boise State | ✓ RB | 57 | ~35 (24–45) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 61% |
| Wk 6 · Washington State | ✓ RB | 58 | ~48 (41–53) | 18 | 3 | · | 83% |
| Wk 8 · Texas State | — | 69 | ~44 (37–49) | 17 | 1 | · | 64% |
| Wk 9 · Colorado State | — | 63 | ~35 (24–45) | 17 | 2 | · | 56% |
| Season | 5 GS | 507 | 335 (285–378) | 127 | 15 | 2 | 66% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Utah State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Javen Jacobs | RB | SR | 98 | 491 | 5 | 3 | 16 | +0.05 |
| Noah White | RB | 16 | 41 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 | -0.11 | ||
| Nehemiah Washington | RB | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 1 | — | -0.08 | ||
| Sesi Vailahi | RB | 6 | 36 | 6 | 0 | — | -0.25 | ||
| 20 | Tre Kofe | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Ravian Larry | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Utah State depth chart →