Running back, Southern Miss, 2012–⁠15

Jalen Richard

Number
No. 30
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Alexandria, LA

Jalen Richard played running back at Southern Miss (2012–⁠15).

At a glance

Best season
1,098
Rushing yards, 2015 (Southern Miss, 9–⁠5)
Best game
230 yards
At Texas State, week 3, 2015: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

230rushing yards, career highat Texas State, 20154rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Old Dominion, 20158catches, career highat North Texas, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Southern Miss874264.9435
2013Southern Miss843163.8028
2014Southern Miss402365.9160
2015Southern Miss1851,0985.91464
Career3962,0765.21964

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2012Southern Miss102590–––
2013Southern Miss611404670
2014Southern Miss22102180
2015Southern Miss3145120920
Career215391261770

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Southern Miss8394.9116
2013Southern Miss211688.0139
2014Southern Miss241847.7126
2015Southern Miss302849.5253
Career836758.1553

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Southern Miss30RB
2013Southern Miss30RB
2014Southern Miss30RB
2015Southern Miss30RB5′8″

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
2013Southern Miss97-0.0128th (n=226)0.07-0.713%-0.03
2014Southern Miss690.1248th (n=253)0.128.216%–
2015Southern Miss2180.2990th (n=268)0.1262.822%0.18

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

2015 Southern Miss 13 games, 1,098 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.Mississippi StateL 16–⁠3416480–––
Sep 12vs.Austin PeayW 52–⁠68440––2
Sep 19atTexas StateW 56–⁠50272304–––
Sep 26atNebraskaL 28–⁠3611221–––
Oct 3vs.North TexasW 49–⁠144210128–
Oct 9atMarshallL 10–⁠3116870––2
Oct 17vs.UTSAW 32–⁠10251151––2
Oct 24atCharlotteW 44–⁠101311411952
Oct 31vs.UTEPW 34–⁠13201270––1
Nov 14atRiceW 65–⁠106781––5
Nov 21vs.Old DominionW 56–⁠312216141224
Nov 28atLouisiana TechW 58–⁠249181––1
Dec 5atWestern KentuckyL 28–⁠458331––1
2014 Southern Miss 7 games, 236 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atMississippi StateL 0–⁠49130221–
Oct 18atNorth TexasW 30–⁠207330–––
Oct 25vs.Louisiana TechL 20–⁠314130–––
Nov 1atUTEPL 14–⁠356330–––
Nov 8vs.MarshallL 17–⁠6310460––1
Nov 13atUTSAL 10–⁠126170––1
Nov 29vs.UABL 24–⁠456911–––
2013 Southern Miss 11 games, 316 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Texas StateL 15–⁠223−50––2
Sep 7atNebraskaL 13–⁠564240––1
Sep 14atArkansasL 3–⁠2414940–––
Sep 28atBoise StateL 7–⁠6012320–––
Oct 5vs.Florida InternationalL 23–⁠241147016–
Oct 19atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠5510300–––
Oct 26vs.North TexasL 14–⁠55410–––
Nov 2atMarshallL 13–⁠615100––1
Nov 9atLouisiana TechL 13–⁠367150–––
Nov 16vs.Florida AtlanticL 7–⁠413−10355–
Nov 23vs.Middle TennesseeL 21–⁠4211690253–
2012 Southern Miss 10 games, 426 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1atNebraskaL 20–⁠494140–––
Sep 29vs.LouisvilleL 17–⁠2113621–––
Oct 6vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠406120–––
Oct 13atUCFL 31–⁠3813872–––
Oct 20vs.MarshallL 24–⁠597200235–
Oct 27atRiceL 17–⁠446220254–
Nov 3vs.UABL 19–⁠2798213106–
Nov 10atSMUL 6–⁠3410400123–
Nov 17vs.UTEPL 33–⁠347440241–
Nov 24atMemphisL 24–⁠4212430–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height5′8⅜″
Weight207 lb
Arm length29⅛″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan73″
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.65 s
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.36 s
20-yard shuttle4.95 s

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

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