Running back, Tennessee, 2020–⁠23

Jabari Small

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
213 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Memphis, TN
Born
Jan 31, 2002

Jabari Small played running back at Tennessee (2020–⁠23).

Career highs

180rushing yards, career highvs. Purdue, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Vanderbilt, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Tennessee261174.5017
2021Tennessee1407925.7960
2022Tennessee1577344.71352
2023Tennessee954755.0240
Career4182,1185.12460

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Tennessee4246.009
2021Tennessee9778.6022
2022Tennessee121068.8216
2023Tennessee7405.7014
Career322477.7222

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Tennessee2RBFr.
2021Tennessee2RBSo.
2022Tennessee2RBJr.
2023Tennessee2RBSr.5′11″213

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
2020Tennessee31-0.11––-3.38%–
2021Tennessee1500.2266th (n=277)0.1632.619%0.27
2022Tennessee1710.1345th (n=470)0.1422.318%0.21
2023Tennessee1030.1339th (n=450)0.1713.114%0.16

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 Tennessee 11 games, 475 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.VirginiaW 49–⁠131367013313
Sep 9vs.Austin PeayW 30–⁠131395038114
Sep 16atFloridaL 16–⁠2973501211
Sep 23vs.UTSAW 45–⁠14961140––
Sep 30vs.South CarolinaW 41–⁠201159121––
Oct 14vs.Texas A&MW 20–⁠131242011––
Oct 21atAlabamaL 20–⁠3482406––
Oct 28atKentuckyW 33–⁠279320718
Nov 11atMissouriL 7–⁠363502––
Nov 18vs.GeorgiaL 10–⁠3862501114
Nov 25vs.VanderbiltW 48–⁠24430026––
2022 Tennessee 13 games, 734 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Ball StateW 59–⁠101363114112
Sep 10atPittsburghW 34–⁠2710172510
Sep 17vs.AkronW 63–⁠6214011––
Sep 24vs.FloridaW 38–⁠331990139332
Oct 8atLSUW 40–⁠132212724913
Oct 15vs.AlabamaW 52–⁠49125319220
Oct 22vs.UT MartinW 65–⁠24113311119
Oct 29vs.KentuckyW 44–⁠62178010217
Nov 5atGeorgiaL 13–⁠273803––
Nov 12vs.MissouriW 66–⁠24954126113
Nov 19atSouth CarolinaL 38–⁠631180131––
Nov 26atVanderbiltW 56–⁠01179252––
Dec 30 ✦vs.ClemsonW 31–⁠14133819––
2021 Tennessee 11 games, 792 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠62211711715
Sep 11vs.PittsburghL 34–⁠418181416
Sep 25atFloridaL 14–⁠381159016122
Oct 2atMissouriW 62–⁠24338021––
Oct 16vs.Ole MissL 26–⁠31219212613
Oct 23atAlabamaL 24–⁠527806439
Nov 6atKentuckyW 45–⁠42455137––
Nov 13vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠411249010––
Nov 20vs.South AlabamaW 60–⁠141173228––
Nov 27vs.VanderbiltW 45–⁠2115103215––
Dec 30 ✦vs.PurdueL 45–⁠482618016012
2020 Tennessee 6 games, 117 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 3vs.MissouriW 35–⁠12427015––
Oct 17vs.KentuckyL 7–⁠34212010––
Oct 24vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠48580511
Nov 7atArkansasL 13–⁠2481807214
Dec 12atVanderbiltW 42–⁠1764801719
Dec 19vs.Texas A&ML 13–⁠341404––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height5′8¾″
Weight198 lb
Arm length29⅞″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan72¾″
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press10 reps
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

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

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