Running back, Maryland, 2020–⁠22

Challen Faamatau

Number
No. 29
Height
5′11″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Kalihi, HI

Challen Faamatau played running back at Maryland (2020–⁠22).

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Indiana, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Maryland144.004
2021Maryland562354.2330
Career572394.2330

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Maryland29RBSo.
2021Maryland29RBJr.
2022Maryland29RBSr.5′11″225

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
2020Maryland20.43––0.9––
2021Maryland560.07––4.111%0.15

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 Maryland 7 games, 235 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠241−500––
Sep 11vs.HowardW 62–⁠0631013––
Sep 25vs.Kent StateW 37–⁠16119019111
Oct 9atOhio StateL 17–⁠66971030219
Oct 23atMinnesotaL 16–⁠347370181−2
Oct 30vs.IndianaW 38–⁠35214429137
Nov 6vs.Penn StateL 14–⁠311138115216
2020 Maryland 1 game, 4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 28atIndianaL 11–⁠27140418

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

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