Running back, Maryland, 2017–⁠19

Anthony McFarland Jr.

Number
No. 5
Height
5′9″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2019)
Sophomore
Hometown
Hyattsville, MD
Born
Mar 4, 1999

Anthony McFarland Jr. played running back at Maryland (2017–⁠19). The Pittsburgh Steelers took McFarland in round 4, No. 124 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,034
Rushing yards, 2018 (Maryland, 5–⁠7)
Best game
298 yards
Vs. Ohio State, week 12, 2018: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 124
Round 4, 2020 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

298rushing yards, career highvs. Ohio State, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Rutgers, 2019

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Maryland1311,0347.9481
2019Maryland1146145.4880
Career2451,6486.71281

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Maryland77310.4046
2019Maryland171267.4139
Career241998.3146

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Maryland5RBFr.
2019Maryland5RBSo.5′9″198

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
2018Maryland1400.2886th (n=300)0.1539.919%0.25
2019Maryland1390.0730th (n=287)0.139.020%0.19

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

2019 Maryland 11 games, 614 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.HowardW 79–⁠061826114
Sep 7vs.SyracuseW 63–⁠201475220245
Sep 14atTempleL 17–⁠2026132133––
Sep 27vs.Penn StateL 0–⁠5992401337
Oct 5atRutgersW 48–⁠778728013
Oct 12atPurdueL 14–⁠404402218
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 10–⁠521038010320
Nov 2vs.MichiganL 7–⁠38146001519
Nov 9atOhio StateL 14–⁠73670923
Nov 23vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠54103501313
Nov 30atMichigan StateL 16–⁠19813416314
2018 Maryland 12 games, 1,034 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.TexasW 34–⁠29230413
Sep 8atBowling GreenW 45–⁠14869018253
Sep 15vs.TempleL 14–⁠3511107034––
Sep 22vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠136112264––
Oct 6atMichiganL 21–⁠4293401517
Oct 13vs.RutgersW 34–⁠797403128
Oct 20atIowaL 0–⁠23615019––
Oct 27vs.IllinoisW 63–⁠331683013––
Nov 3vs.Michigan StateL 3–⁠248170912
Nov 10atIndianaL 32–⁠3429210029––
Nov 17vs.Ohio StateL 51–⁠5221298281––
Nov 24atPenn StateL 3–⁠3861207––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′8⅛″
Weight208 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan73⅜″W
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′8″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2020Pittsburgh Steelers11331130654
2021Pittsburgh Steelers2330111
2022Pittsburgh Steelers16300211
2023Pittsburgh Steelers3000211
NFL career174214601187

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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