Running back, Oregon State, 2018–⁠21

B.J. Baylor

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Wharton, TX
Born
Sep 8, 1998

B.J. Baylor played running back at Oregon State (2018–⁠21).

At a glance

Best season
1,337
Rushing yards, 2021 (Oregon State, 7–⁠6)
Best game
171 yards
Vs. Hawai’i, week 2, 2021: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

171rushing yards, career highvs. Hawai’i, 20213rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Hawai’i, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Oregon State24803.3123
2019Oregon State301775.9374
2020Oregon State271244.6125
2021Oregon State2271,3375.91368
Career3081,7185.61874

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Oregon State242.002
2019Oregon State166.006
2020Oregon State5306.0012
2021Oregon State8759.4017
Career161157.2017

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Oregon State4RBYr 1
2019Oregon State4RBYr 2
2020Oregon State4RBYr 3
2021Oregon State4RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″209

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
2018Oregon State27-0.15––-4.14%–
2019Oregon State310.42––13.15%–
2020Oregon State330.13––4.27%–
2021Oregon State2210.2268th (n=277)0.1649.326%0.25

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

2021 Oregon State 13 games, 1,337 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atPurdueL 21–⁠3092429––
Sep 11vs.Hawai’iW 45–⁠271817136619
Sep 18vs.IdahoW 42–⁠01169220––
Sep 25atUSCW 45–⁠272315804019
Oct 2vs.WashingtonW 27–⁠2420111227––
Oct 9atWashington StateL 24–⁠3118145050218
Oct 23vs.UtahW 42–⁠3419152168––
Oct 30atCaliforniaL 25–⁠391342011––
Nov 6atColoradoL 34–⁠37229812214
Nov 13vs.StanfordW 35–⁠14238018113
Nov 20vs.Arizona StateW 24–⁠1020150024––
Nov 27atOregonL 29–⁠381359115––
Dec 18 ✦vs.Utah StateL 13–⁠241878020222
2020 Oregon State 7 games, 124 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 7vs.Washington StateL 28–⁠38110127
Nov 14atWashingtonL 21–⁠27841112––
Nov 21vs.CaliforniaW 31–⁠274704––
Nov 27vs.OregonW 41–⁠383402––
Dec 5atUtahL 24–⁠30319015112
Dec 12vs.StanfordL 24–⁠27439025211
Dec 19vs.Arizona StateL 33–⁠4641309––
2019 Oregon State 9 games, 177 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Oklahoma StateL 36–⁠5241306––
Sep 14vs.Cal PolyW 45–⁠77101174––
Sep 28vs.StanfordL 28–⁠3131015––
Oct 5atUCLAW 48–⁠31––––––
Oct 12vs.UtahL 7–⁠524906––
Oct 19atCaliforniaW 21–⁠17837113––
Nov 2atArizonaW 56–⁠38––––16
Nov 16vs.Arizona StateW 35–⁠341101––
Nov 30atOregonL 10–⁠243604––
2018 Oregon State 8 games, 80 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atOhio StateL 31–⁠772705––
Sep 8vs.Southern UtahW 48–⁠25411011––
Sep 29atArizona StateL 24–⁠52112012––
Oct 6vs.Washington StateL 37–⁠56227123––
Oct 20vs.CaliforniaL 7–⁠4910180712
Oct 27atColoradoW 41–⁠34––––12
Nov 17atWashingtonL 23–⁠424402––
Nov 23vs.OregonL 15–⁠551101––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2022
Height5′10″
Weight202 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

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

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