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 | 34 | — |
| Success rate | 52.9% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 11.8% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 11.8% | — |
| First downs | 10 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 1 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 7 | — |
| Target share | 4.5% | — |
| Catch rate | 42.9% | — |
| Success rate per target | 14.3% | — |
| Yards per target | 1.6 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 14.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Simpkins's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted7 targets charted
Run direction38 carries
2025 charting · Coastal Carolina
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Simpkins’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted10 targets charted
Run direction51 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 |  UAB#113 · 4-4 | 8 | 20% | 39 | 168 | 4.3 | 1 | 52.9% | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4.5% |
| 2025 |  Coastal Carolina#111 · 6-7 | 13 | 39% | 125 | 590 | 4.7 | 2 | 40.6% | 17 | 74 | 0 | 6.7% |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina#101 · 6-7 | 2 | 4% | 14 | 93 | 6.6 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina#64 · 8-5 | 11 | 9% | 21 | 129 | 6.1 | 1 | 12.5% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.1% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ja'Vin Simpkins's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Ja'Vin Simpkins'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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Illinois | L 23–42 | 4.1 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  UL Monroe | W 26–20 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | @ Louisiana | L 14–21 | — | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 |  Navy | W 24–20 | 5.3 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 |  Samford | W 33–14 | 4.7 | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | @ Memphis | L 13–38 | 5.5 | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 |  East Carolina | W 30–17 | 5.4 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | @ South Florida | L 10–30 | 4.1 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 4.9 | 39 | 168 | 4.3 | 1 | 22 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 39 | — |
| Yards | 168 | 382nd / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 22 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 3 | 1350th / 2089 |
| Yards | 11 | 1745th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 3.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 8 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 17 | — |
| Average | 17 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 17 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | -7 | — |
| Average | -7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 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 | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Illinois | — | 77 | ~18 (12–23) | 9 | · | 23% |
| Wk 2 · UL Monroe | — | 68 | ~7 (2–14) | 2 | 1 | 10% |
| Wk 3 · Louisiana | — | 58 | ~8 (2–16) | 3 | · | 14% |
| Wk 4 · Navy | — | 54 | ~10 (2–19) | 5 | · | 19% |
| Wk 5 · Samford | — | 70 | ~21 (14–27) | 11 | · | 30% |
| Wk 6 · Memphis | — | 70 | ~13 (3–25) | 6 | 1 | 19% |
| Wk 7 · East Carolina | ✓ RB | 69 | ~14 (4–27) | 5 | · | 20% |
| Wk 9 · South Florida | — | 61 | ~13 (3–25) | 5 | · | 21% |
| Season | 1 GS | 527 | 104 (76–226) | 46 | 2 | 20% |
Position Room
10 RBs on the UAB roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rod Robinson II | RB | JR | 108 | 450 | 4.2 | 1 | 7 | +0.02 |
| 3 | Bam McReynolds | RB | SR | 80 | 357 | 4.5 | 4 | 6 | -0.03 |
| 7 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | RB | JR | 39 | 168 | 4.3 | 1 | 3 | +0.01 |
| 26 | Jayson Moll | RB | FR | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | — | -0.69 |
| 28 | JR Mosley | RB | FR | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | — | — |
| 10 | Marquise Collins | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Rashad Robinson | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Hudson Higgins | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Drew Patterson | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Amari Brundidge | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. UAB depth chart →