Running back, Rice, 2019–⁠23

Ari Broussard

Number
No. 5
Height
6′0″
Weight
221 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
New Orleans, LA

Ari Broussard played running back at Rice (2019–⁠23).

Career highs

186rushing yards, career highat Charlotte, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. UAB, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Rice23803.5016
2021Rice1165694.9340
2022Rice912512.8919
2023Rice29913.1016
Career2599913.81240

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Rice420000
2020Rice210000
2021Rice420000
2022Rice100000
2023Rice300000
Career1450000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Rice5RBYr 1
2020Rice5RBYr 2
2021Rice5RBYr 3
2022Rice5RBYr 4
2023Rice5RBSr. (Yr 5)6′0″221

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
2020Rice25-0.03––-0.813%–
2021Rice820.1337th (n=277)0.1610.414%0.20
2022Rice860.2067th (n=470)0.1417.119%-0.01
2023Rice310.07––2.18%–

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

2023 Rice 9 games, 91 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16vs.Texas SouthernW 59–⁠71032016––
Sep 23atSouth FloridaL 29–⁠42––––––
Sep 30vs.East CarolinaW 24–⁠1734011––
Oct 7vs.UConnL 31–⁠3831408214
Oct 19atTulsaW 42–⁠10417013––
Nov 4vs.SMUL 31–⁠36––––––
Nov 18atCharlotteW 28–⁠781707––
Nov 25vs.Florida AtlanticW 24–⁠211707––
Dec 26 ✦vs.Texas StateL 21–⁠45––––––
2022 Rice 7 games, 251 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atUSCL 14–⁠66152526226
Sep 10vs.McNeeseW 52–⁠101771119110
Sep 17vs.LouisianaW 33–⁠21194918––
Sep 24atHoustonL 27–⁠3491525––
Oct 1vs.UABW 28–⁠24153225––
Oct 15atFlorida AtlanticL 14–⁠171041116––
Oct 22atLouisiana TechW 42–⁠4161807––
2021 Rice 12 games, 569 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atArkansasL 17–⁠3861905––
Sep 11vs.HoustonL 7–⁠44837016––
Sep 18atTexasL 0–⁠58625012––
Sep 25vs.Texas SouthernW 48–⁠34437015––
Oct 2vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠19625016––
Oct 16atUTSAL 0–⁠451061013––
Oct 23atUABW 30–⁠241665019––
Oct 30vs.North TexasL 24–⁠30111806––
Nov 6atCharlotteL 24–⁠3120186240––
Nov 13vs.Western KentuckyL 21–⁠421560010––
Nov 20atUTEPL 28–⁠382211––
Nov 27vs.Louisiana TechW 35–⁠31123409––
2020 Rice 4 games, 80 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 24vs.Middle TennesseeL 34–⁠40––––––
Nov 21atNorth TexasL 17–⁠27116016––
Dec 5atMarshallW 20–⁠0185807––
Dec 12vs.UABL 16–⁠214604132
2019 Rice 3 games, 4 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 14vs.TexasL 13–⁠48––––––
Sep 28vs.Louisiana TechL 20–⁠23––––––
Nov 30atUTEPW 30–⁠16––––––

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

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