Running back, Coastal Carolina (from Arizona, Massachusetts), 2020–25
Jalen John
Lettered 2020–21 at Arizona (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Portland, OR
Jalen John played running back at Arizona (2020–22), Massachusetts (2023–24) and Coastal Carolina (2025).
Career highs
119rushing yards, career highvs. Liberty, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Liberty, 2024Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arizona | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | Arizona | 62 | 250 | 4.0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 111 | 583 | 5.3 | 5 | 68 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 53 | 169 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 240 | 1,063 | 4.4 | 5 | 68 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arizona | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | Arizona | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 17 | 119 | 7.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 30 | 211 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arizona | 21 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Arizona | 21 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Arizona | 21 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 21 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 21 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 21 | RB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 220 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arizona | 8 | 0.29 | – | – | 2.3 | – | – |
| 2021 | Arizona | 72 | -0.02 | 8th (n=277) | 0.16 | -1.7 | 11% | 0.06 |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 10 | -0.17 | – | – | -1.7 | – | – |
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 126 | 0.26 | 80th (n=434) | 0.16 | 33.1 | 19% | 0.15 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 55 | -0.02 | – | – | -1.1 | 9% | 0.06 |
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.
Rushing detail
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 33% | 2.70 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 19% |
Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.
Game by game
2025 Coastal Carolina 9 games, 169 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 7–48 | 4 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 13–0 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 0–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | L 7–47 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 23–8 | 8 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 44–27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 40–27 | 7 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 40–45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 7–51 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
2024 Massachusetts 10 games, 583 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 14–28 | 14 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 23–38 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 3–34 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 35–31 | 13 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 20–23 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 35–7 | 2 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | at | L 20–45 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 34–35 | 15 | 119 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | at | L 21–59 | 9 | 107 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 42–47 | 18 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
2023 Massachusetts 2 games, 31 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | at | L 0–63 | 9 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at | W 21–14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 Arizona 9 games, 250 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. | L 19–21 | 5 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at | L 19–41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at | L 0–34 | 11 | 71 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | L 16–21 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at | L 34–41 | 9 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 10–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 29–38 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at | L 18–44 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 15–38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
2020 Arizona 2 games, 30 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | at | L 27–44 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | vs. | L 7–70 | – | – | – | 2 | 15 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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