Running back, Michigan State (from Colorado), 2018–⁠22

Jarek Broussard

Lettered 2020–⁠21, 2023 at Colorado; 2022 at Michigan State (school media guide)

Number
No. 3
Height
5′9″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2022)
Fifth-year
Hometown
Dallas, TX

Jarek Broussard played running back at Colorado (2018–⁠21) and Michigan State (2022).

At a glance

Best season
895
Rushing yards, 2020 (Colorado, 4–⁠2)
Best game
301 yards
At Arizona, week 14, 2020: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

301rushing yards, career highat Arizona, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UCLA, 2020

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Colorado1568955.7575
2021Colorado1426614.7249
2022Michigan State632984.7317
Career3611,8545.11075

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Colorado9657.2021
2021Colorado13816.2021
2022Michigan State44812.0021
Career261947.5021

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2020Colorado1130
2022Michigan State4730
Career5860

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Colorado3RBSo.
2020Colorado3RBJr.
2021Colorado3RBSr.
2022Michigan State3RB5th5′9″185

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
2020Colorado1680.1343rd (n=212)0.1421.837%0.09
2021Colorado1540.0417th (n=277)0.165.424%0.09
2022Michigan State690.1862nd (n=470)0.1412.810%0.12

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 Michigan State 11 games, 298 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Western MichiganW 35–⁠131054012––
Sep 10vs.AkronW 52–⁠01581213––
Sep 17atWashingtonL 28–⁠394304––
Sep 24vs.MinnesotaL 7–⁠3462308––
Oct 1atMarylandL 13–⁠2731608224
Oct 8vs.Ohio StateL 20–⁠493805––
Oct 15vs.WisconsinW 34–⁠28360513
Nov 5atIllinoisW 23–⁠15313111121
Nov 12vs.RutgersW 27–⁠211180017––
Nov 19vs.IndianaL 31–⁠393804––
Nov 26atPenn StateL 16–⁠352606––
2021 Colorado 11 games, 661 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Northern ColoradoW 35–⁠7159413017
Sep 11vs.Texas A&ML 7–⁠10125111311
Sep 18vs.MinnesotaL 0–⁠30580813
Sep 25atArizona StateL 13–⁠35123501217
Oct 2vs.USCL 14–⁠371668019––
Oct 16vs.ArizonaW 34–⁠01353011––
Oct 23atCaliforniaL 3–⁠261128014330
Oct 30atOregonL 29–⁠52622012418
Nov 6vs.Oregon StateW 37–⁠3424151049––
Nov 13atUCLAL 20–⁠441610804617
Nov 20vs.WashingtonW 20–⁠17124302618
2020 Colorado 6 games, 895 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 7vs.UCLAW 48–⁠4231187337221
Nov 14atStanfordW 35–⁠322712101811
Nov 28vs.San Diego StateW 20–⁠1032124026114
Dec 5atArizonaW 24–⁠1325301075––
Dec 12vs.UtahL 21–⁠381480018316
Dec 29 ✦vs.TexasL 23–⁠552782217213

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

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