#21
Iowa · 2026

L.J. Phillips Jr.

RBSenior5' 8", 211 lbsWichita, KS
Iowa Hawkeyes6-2 · TDC #16
Snap share
16%
likely 13–20%
Rush yards
115
466th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.4
Rush TD
0
Receptions
3
1350th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.24
37 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

37 plays · -9.0 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.24
Passing+0.29
Rushing-0.29
1st down-0.04
2nd down-0.50
3rd down-0.16
Standard downs-0.20
Passing downs-0.57
Jr.RB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays2%
Run plays20%
1st down13%
2nd down15%
3rd down2%
Standard downs14%
Passing downs5%
Jr.RB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries25—
Success rate32.0%—
Explosive run rate12.0%—
Stuffed at the line28.0%—
First downs4—
Red-zone carries4—
Goal-line carries2—

Charting

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

Run direction33 carries

Left
6%
12.0 YPC · 100% succ.
Middle
79%
2.6 YPC · 27% succ.
Right
15%
2.4 YPC · 40% 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

L.J. Phillips Jr.'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

4.6 avg. game scoreBest: 5.2 at Minnesota (Week 8)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Northern IllinoisW 40–03.2451.303·····
2Iowa StateW 16–13—no stats recorded
3Northern IowaW 55–0—no stats recorded
4@MichiganW 20–19—no stats recorded
5Ohio StateL 14–314.44164.0011·····
6@WashingtonW 41–245.110424.2013·····
8@MinnesotaL 10–135.27253.6012188.008
9WisconsinW 30–05.19273.007284.005
2026 · 5 games4.6341153.40133165.308

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries34—
Yards115466th / 1519
Yards / carry3.4—
Touchdowns0—
Long13—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions31350th / 2089
Yards161610th / 2074
Yards / catch5.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long8—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Northern Illinois78~13 (3–25)417%
Wk 5 · Ohio State52~13 (3–25)425%
Wk 6 · Washington57~17 (12–22)1030%
Wk 8 · Minnesota66~19 (13–25)829%
Wk 9 · Wisconsin66~20 (14–26)1130%
Season50082 (64–101)3716%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Iowa roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
28Kamari MoultonRBSR865416.349+0.17
Xavier WilliamsRB452655.936-0.00
21L.J. Phillips Jr.RBSR341153.403-0.24
22Braeden JacksonRBSO231787.727+0.11
5Nathan McNeilRBSO211286.125+0.23
15O'Lontae DeanRBSO11433.90—+0.11
23Brevin DollRBJR1-3-30—-0.81

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. Iowa depth chart →