Running back, Villanova, 2023–⁠26

Isaiah Ragland

Number
No. 20
Height
5′9″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Alexandria, VA

Isaiah Ragland plays running back for Villanova. Last time out, at Fordham: 10 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 27 yards. Ragland leads Villanova in rushing touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

439 rushing yards, 7 TD

Last game: 10 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 27 yards at Fordham, W 38–⁠17

Next game: vs. Lehigh, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 94W&M
  2. 42@BUCK
  3. 34@LOU
  4. 43@LIU
  5. 56COLG
  6. 76MORG
  7. 94@FOR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

152rushing yards, career highvs. Harvard, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Morgan State, 2026

Team titles: Colonial Athletic Association champions, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Villanova241616.7028
2024Villanova1055114.9465
2025Villanova1687554.5249
2026Villanova794395.6737
Career3761,8665.01365

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Villanova9697.7024
2025Villanova11837.5114
2026Villanova1113111.9032
Career312839.1132

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Villanova20RBYr 1
2024Villanova20RBYr 2
2025Villanova20RBYr 3
2026Villanova20RBJr. (Yr 4)5′9″205

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Villanova (FCS)1630.0430th (n=576)0.105.718%
2026Villanova (FCS)920.1868th (n=478)0.1016.322%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Villanova 7 games, 439 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.William & MaryL 32–⁠351494237230
Sep 5atBucknellW 17–⁠161342012121
Sep 11atLouisvilleL 13–⁠59934013––
Sep 19atLong Island UniversityW 20–⁠161143010311
Sep 26vs.ColgateL 21–⁠281056115––
Oct 3vs.Morgan StateL 35–⁠381276329342
Oct 17atFordhamW 38–⁠171094137227
2025 Villanova 15 games, 755 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.ColgateW 24–⁠171326114112
Sep 13atPenn StateL 6–⁠52109071−2
Sep 20atMonmouthL 33–⁠51626013––
Sep 27vs.William & MaryW 31–⁠241566014––
Oct 4atNew HampshireW 37–⁠71984021––
Oct 11atElonW 29–⁠21196801219
Oct 18vs.HamptonW 56–⁠14531019––
Oct 25vs.UAlbanyW 29–⁠16121407––
Nov 8atTowsonW 28–⁠103905––
Nov 15vs.Stony BrookW 30–⁠271597019217
Nov 22vs.Sacred HeartW 34–⁠101171049331
Nov 29vs.HarvardW 52–⁠717152145218
Dec 6atLehighW 14–⁠791908––
Dec 13atTarleton StateW 26–⁠21949016––
Dec 20 ✦vs.Illinois StateL 14–⁠305340161−2
2024 Villanova 12 games, 511 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Youngstown StateW 24–⁠1776513115
Sep 7atColgateW 28–⁠31258123210
Sep 14vs.TowsonW 14–⁠131714106510
Sep 21atMarylandL 20–⁠38519011230
Sep 28vs.Long Island UniversityW 24–⁠101447212––
Oct 26vs.New HampshireW 14–⁠662708––
Nov 2atHamptonW 20–⁠145906––
Nov 9vs.North Carolina A&TW 31–⁠3882055217
Nov 16atMonmouthL 33–⁠40490517
Nov 23vs.DelawareW 38–⁠281439012––
Nov 30vs.Eastern KentuckyW 22–⁠1791204––
Dec 7atIncarnate WordL 6–⁠134302––
2023 Villanova 3 games, 161 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 23vs.Rhode IslandW 35–⁠9725013––
Sep 30atUAlbanyL 10–⁠3121006––
Oct 14vs.ElonW 21–⁠015126028––

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

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