A.J. Ouellette, 2023
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Running back, Ohio, 2014–⁠18

A.J. Ouellette

Number
No. 45
Height
5′9″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Covington, OH
Born
Jul 20, 1995, in Covington, Ohio

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A.J. Ouellette played running back at Ohio (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

196rushing yards, career highvs. Buffalo, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highnine times; last vs. Akron, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Ohio1607854.9765
2015Ohio1516874.5634
2016Ohio34515.0040
2017Ohio1921,0065.2763
2018Ohio2131,3066.11258
Career7193,8295.33265

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Ohio211336.3335
2015Ohio12746.2022
2017Ohio10979.7142
2018Ohio2121210.1220
Career645168.1642

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Ohio45RBYr 1
2015Ohio45RBYr 2
2016Ohio45RBYr 3
2017Ohio45RBYr 4
2018Ohio45RBSr. (Yr 5)5′9″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Ohio1850.1459th (n=253)0.1226.525%0.11
2015Ohio1640.1149th (n=268)0.1218.317%0.17
2016Ohio30.81––2.4––
2017Ohio1940.1455th (n=287)0.1226.524%0.05
2018Ohio2360.3088th (n=300)0.1570.427%0.23

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Ohio 13 games, 1,306 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.HowardW 38–⁠321759013326
Sep 15atVirginiaL 31–⁠4514340829
Sep 22atCincinnatiL 30–⁠34217111016
Sep 29vs.MassachusettsW 58–⁠421270149114
Oct 6atKent StateW 27–⁠261872217332
Oct 13atNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠24111615––
Oct 20vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠141481013112
Oct 25vs.Ball StateW 52–⁠1413135244218
Nov 1atWestern MichiganW 59–⁠14871132––
Nov 7atMiami (OH)L 28–⁠3015168058329
Nov 14vs.BuffaloW 52–⁠1726196233216
Nov 23vs.AkronW 49–⁠2815169244117
Dec 19 ✦vs.San Diego StateW 27–⁠029164015233
2017 Ohio 13 games, 1,006 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.HamptonW 59–⁠012630131−2
Sep 8atPurdueL 21–⁠441138124––
Sep 16vs.KansasW 42–⁠3010102163––
Sep 23atEastern MichiganW 27–⁠2025140030142
Sep 30atMassachusettsW 58–⁠5012125160326
Oct 7vs.Central MichiganL 23–⁠261565011211
Oct 14atBowling GreenW 48–⁠302412321517
Oct 21vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠31191137––
Oct 31vs.Miami (OH)W 45–⁠28208001810
Nov 8vs.ToledoW 38–⁠101870112––
Nov 14atAkronL 34–⁠372474011––
Nov 24atBuffaloL 24–⁠312909––
Dec 22 ✦vs.UABW 41–⁠682607113
2016 Ohio 1 game, 45 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Texas StateL 54–⁠56345040––
2015 Ohio 13 games, 687 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atIdahoW 45–⁠2894802812
Sep 12vs.MarshallW 21–⁠102177110––
Sep 19vs.SE LouisianaW 35–⁠149220711
Sep 26atMinnesotaL 24–⁠271259111––
Oct 3atAkronW 14–⁠12626014––
Oct 10vs.Miami (OH)W 34–⁠3217011112
Oct 17vs.Western MichiganL 14–⁠4921101118
Oct 24atBuffaloL 17–⁠41490419
Nov 4atBowling GreenL 24–⁠627381815
Nov 10vs.Kent StateW 27–⁠0137401126
Nov 17vs.Ball StateW 48–⁠3122121234226
Nov 24atNorthern IllinoisW 26–⁠213014001513
Dec 19 ✦vs.App StateL 29–⁠3114451712
2014 Ohio 10 games, 785 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atKent StateW 17–⁠14628013––
Sep 6atKentuckyL 3–⁠2014041−2
Sep 13atMarshallL 14–⁠44437022210
Sep 20vs.IdahoW 36–⁠2427132242239
Sep 27vs.Eastern IllinoisW 34–⁠19118726515
Oct 11vs.Bowling GreenL 13–⁠31164509––
Oct 18vs.AkronW 23–⁠202374017430
Nov 5vs.BuffaloW 37–⁠1429155226211
Nov 18vs.Northern IllinoisL 14–⁠212512711749
Nov 25atMiami (OH)W 24–⁠211896022531

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′9⅜″
Weight208 lb
Arm length28⅞″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan69⅝″
40-yard dash4.56 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press32 reps
3-cone drill6.84 s
20-yard shuttle4.09 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019–⁠23CFLToronto Argonauts
2024–CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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