Running back, Northwestern, 2020–⁠24

Jake Arthurs

Number
No. 31
Height
5′9″
Weight
202 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Wheaton, IL

Jake Arthurs played running back at Northwestern (2020–⁠24).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Northwestern410.315
2023Northwestern4112.808
2024Northwestern2105.019
Career10222.229

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2023Northwestern110000
2024Northwestern110000
Career220000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Northwestern263.004

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Northwestern1200

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Northwestern31RBRS
2021Northwestern31RBFr.
2022Northwestern31RBSo.
2023Northwestern31RBJr.
2024Northwestern31RBSr.5′9″202

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
2021Northwestern4-0.16––-0.6–
2023Northwestern4-0.02––-0.1–
2024Northwestern40.33––1.3–

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

2024 Northwestern 3 games, 10 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Oct 11atMarylandW 37–⁠10191100
Oct 26atIowaL 14–⁠40110–––
Nov 30vs.IllinoisL 28–⁠38––––––
2023 Northwestern 2 games, 11 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 9vs.UTEPW 38–⁠7220100
Sep 30vs.Penn StateL 13–⁠41290–––
2021 Northwestern 2 games, 1 rushing yard, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 25vs.OhioW 35–⁠6221–––
Oct 23atMichiganL 7–⁠332−10–––

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

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