Running back, Southern Miss (from Mississippi State), 2020–⁠22

Janari Dean

Number
No. 28
Height
5′11″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2022)
Sophomore
Hometown
Batesville, MS

Janari Dean played running back at Mississippi State (2020–⁠21) and Southern Miss (2022).

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Southern Miss621913.1316

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021Mississippi State320000
2022Southern Miss210000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Mississippi State28RBRS
2021Mississippi State28RBFr.
2022Southern Miss28RBSo.5′11″195

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
2022Southern Miss69-0.122nd (n=470)0.14-8.311%-0.05

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

2022 Southern Miss 10 games, 191 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 3vs.LibertyL 27–⁠29340–––
Sep 10atMiamiL 7–⁠30100–––
Sep 17vs.Northwestern StateW 64–⁠108270–––
Sep 24atTulaneW 27–⁠24470–––
Oct 8atTroyL 10–⁠27130–––
Oct 15vs.Arkansas StateW 20–⁠199431200
Oct 22atTexas StateW 20–⁠1413321–––
Oct 27vs.LouisianaW 39–⁠249181–––
Nov 26atUL MonroeW 20–⁠1010450–––
Dec 17 ✦vs.RiceW 38–⁠244120–––
2021 Mississippi State 2 games, 3 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Oct 23atVanderbiltW 45–⁠6–––200
Oct 30vs.KentuckyW 31–⁠17–––100

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

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