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 | 73 | — |
| Success rate | 47.9% | 112th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 6.8% | 294th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 15.1% | 154th / 332 |
| First downs | 19 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 17 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 3 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 9 | — |
| Target share | 7.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 77.8% | — |
| Success rate per target | 66.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 5.2 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Patterson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted9 targets charted
Run direction76 carries
2025 charting · Iowa
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.
Run direction26 carries
Career
5 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 |  Michigan State#66 · 2-6 | 6 | 37% | 76 | 327 | 4.3 | 5 | 47.9% | 7 | 47 | 1 | 7.7% |
| 2025 |  Iowa#14 · 9-4 | 10 | 19% | 60 | 296 | 4.9 | 0 | 54.2% | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7.0% |
| 2024 | Iowa#21 · 8-5 | 10 | 19% | 63 | 309 | 4.9 | 2 | 41.1% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.7% |
| 2023 | Iowa#51 · 10-4 | 10 | 17% | 58 | 206 | 3.6 | 2 | 37.9% | 4 | 22 | 0 | 4.8% |
| 2022 | Iowa#30 · 8-5 | 3 | 4% | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | 25.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Jaziun Patterson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Jaziun Patterson'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 |  Toledo | W 30–20 | 4.2 | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Eastern Michigan | W 35–7 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 14 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 | @ Notre Dame | L 10–27 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 4 |  Nebraska | L 13–31 | 5.9 | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | @ Wisconsin | L 3–31 | 4.8 | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 |  Illinois | L 37–38 | 8.9 | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 |  Northwestern | L 21–24 | 6.6 | 15 | 72 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | @ UCLA | L 10–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2026 · 6 games | 6.1 | 76 | 327 | 4.3 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 1 | 13 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 76 | — |
| Yards | 327 | 196th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.3 | 199th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 82nd / 683 |
| Long | 36 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 7 | 917th / 2089 |
| Yards | 47 | 1177th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 6.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 412th / 914 |
| Long | 13 | — |
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 | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Toledo | — | 83 | ~16 (11–21) | 7 | 19% |
| Wk 2 · Eastern Michigan | — | 71 | ~10 (2–19) | 3 | 14% |
| Wk 4 · Nebraska | — | 60 | ~37 (25–48) | 17 | 62% |
| Wk 5 · Wisconsin | — | 78 | ~39 (27–51) | 19 | 50% |
| Wk 6 · Illinois | — | 55 | ~45 (38–50) | 23 | 82% |
| Wk 7 · Northwestern | ✓ RB | 57 | ~39 (27–51) | 19 | 68% |
| Season | 1 GS | 505 | 186 (147–230) | 88 | 37% |
Position Room
10 RBs on the Michigan State roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jaziun Patterson | RB | SR | 76 | 327 | 4.3 | 5 | 7 | +0.14 |
| 0 | Cam Edwards | RB | SR | 64 | 304 | 4.8 | 3 | 4 | +0.01 |
| 21 | Marvis Parrish | RB | SO | 35 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -0.30 |
| Kenneth Williams | RB | 19 | 64 | 3.4 | 0 | 4 | -0.27 | ||
| 7 | Brandon Tullis | RB | JR | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | +0.34 |
| 20 | Zion Gist | RB | FR | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | — | -0.60 |
| 25 | Jace Clarizio | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Darrin Jones Jr. | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Jaxon McCaig | RB | SO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Jay Coyne | FB | 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. Michigan State depth chart →