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, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Arizona4307.5011
2021Arizona622504.0023
2023Massachusetts10313.107
2024Massachusetts1115835.3568
2025Coastal Carolina531693.2011
Career2401,0634.4568

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Arizona3248.0011
2021Arizona8425.3014
2024Massachusetts171197.0015
2025Coastal Carolina22613.0016
Career302117.0016

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Arizona21RBYr 1
2021Arizona21RBYr 2
2022Arizona21RBYr 3
2023Massachusetts21RBYr 4
2024Massachusetts21RBYr 5
2025Coastal Carolina21RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Arizona80.29––2.3––
2021Arizona72-0.028th (n=277)0.16-1.711%0.06
2023Massachusetts10-0.17––-1.7––
2024Massachusetts1260.2680th (n=434)0.1633.119%0.15
2025Coastal Carolina55-0.02––-1.19%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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Coastal Carolina33%2.700.600.0019%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atVirginiaL 7–⁠484200–––
Sep 6vs.Charleston SouthernW 13–⁠0145101160
Sep 13vs.East CarolinaL 0–⁠38320–––
Oct 4atOld DominionL 7–⁠4792701100
Oct 11vs.UL MonroeW 23–⁠88300–––
Oct 30vs.MarshallW 44–⁠27460–––
Nov 8vs.Georgia StateW 40–⁠277260–––
Nov 15atGeorgia SouthernL 40–⁠45130–––
Nov 22atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠51340–––
2024 Massachusetts 10 games, 583 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Eastern MichiganL 14–⁠28145315420
Sep 7atToledoL 23–⁠38143701100
Sep 14atBuffaloL 3–⁠34112805290
Sep 21vs.Central ConnecticutW 35–⁠3113650100
Sep 28atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠238270100
Oct 26vs.WagnerW 35–⁠72520–––
Nov 2atMississippi StateL 20–⁠4571702190
Nov 16vs.LibertyL 34–⁠35151192–––
Nov 23atGeorgiaL 21–⁠5991071–––
Nov 30vs.UConnL 42–⁠47187812190
2023 Massachusetts 2 games, 31 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 14atPenn StateL 0–⁠639280–––
Oct 28atArmyW 21–⁠14130–––
2021 Arizona 9 games, 250 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 18vs.Northern ArizonaL 19–⁠215370–––
Sep 25atOregonL 19–⁠412302210
Oct 16atColoradoL 0–⁠3411710–––
Oct 22vs.WashingtonL 16–⁠2119650170
Oct 30atUSCL 34–⁠419350160
Nov 6vs.CaliforniaW 10–⁠3430–––
Nov 13vs.UtahL 29–⁠38360260
Nov 19atWashington StateL 18–⁠446280220
Nov 27atArizona StateL 15–⁠38320–––
2020 Arizona 2 games, 30 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Nov 21atWashingtonL 27–⁠444300190
Dec 11vs.Arizona StateL 7–⁠70–––2150

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

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