Running back, Air Force, 2019–⁠22

Brad Roberts

Number
No. 20
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Arvada, CO

Brad Roberts played running back at Air Force (2019–⁠22).

At a glance

Best season
1,728
Rushing yards, 2022 (Air Force, 10–⁠3)
Best game
174 yards
Vs. Colorado, week 2, 2022: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in rushing yards, 2022

Career highs

187rushing yards, career highat San Diego State, 20224rushing touchdowns, career highat UNLV, 2022

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Air Force644617.2544
2021Air Force2991,3564.51333
2022Air Force3451,7285.01771
Career7083,5455.03571

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Air Force220000
2022Air Force320000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Air Force20RBSo.
2021Air Force20RBJr.
2022Air Force20RBSr.5′11″215

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
2020Air Force640.4399th (n=212)0.1427.827%0.35
2021Air Force2920.1855th (n=277)0.1651.432%0.24
2022Air Force3320.1655th (n=470)0.1454.139%0.18

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

2022 Air Force 13 games, 1,728 rushing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Northern IowaW 48–⁠178114171––
Sep 10vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠1024174346––
Sep 16atWyomingL 14–⁠17165407––
Sep 23vs.NevadaW 48–⁠2020123327––
Oct 1vs.NavyW 13–⁠1023108024––
Oct 8atUtah StateL 27–⁠3429136130––
Oct 15atUNLVW 42–⁠72914449––
Oct 22vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠19259017––
Nov 5vs.ArmyW 13–⁠733135015––
Nov 12vs.New MexicoW 35–⁠32916301519
Nov 19vs.Colorado StateW 24–⁠1237184134––
Nov 26atSan Diego StateW 13–⁠335187163––
Dec 22 ✦vs.BaylorW 30–⁠1537116211––
2021 Air Force 13 games, 1,356 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.LafayetteW 35–⁠1425111017––
Sep 11atNavyW 23–⁠32997211––
Sep 18vs.Utah StateL 45–⁠4921113033––
Sep 25vs.Florida AtlanticW 31–⁠71377124––
Oct 2atNew MexicoW 38–⁠1029142217––
Oct 9vs.WyomingW 24–⁠1433140121––
Oct 16atBoise StateW 24–⁠1728138221––
Oct 23vs.San Diego StateL 14–⁠20727011––
Nov 6vs.ArmyL 14–⁠211868011––
Nov 13atColorado StateW 35–⁠2132151218––
Nov 19atNevadaW 41–⁠3928117111––
Nov 26vs.UNLVW 48–⁠141698224––
Dec 28 ✦vs.LouisvilleW 31–⁠282077010––
2020 Air Force 4 games, 461 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 3vs.NavyW 40–⁠710103129––
Nov 20vs.New MexicoW 28–⁠028177344––
Dec 3atUtah StateW 35–⁠71598120––
Dec 19atArmyL 7–⁠101183030––

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

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