Running back, Maryland, 2017–⁠19

Javon Leake

Number
No. 20
Height
6′0″
Weight
206 lb
Class (2019)
Junior
Hometown
Greensboro, NC
Born
Aug 1, 1998

Javon Leake played running back at Maryland (2017–⁠19).

Career highs

158rushing yards, career highvs. Indiana, 20193rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Illinois, 2018

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
2017Maryland99911.0261
2018Maryland343099.1764
2019Maryland1027367.2864
Career1451,1447.91764

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Maryland122320
2018Maryland174091
2019Maryland308042
Career591,4453

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Maryland320000
2018Maryland320000
2019Maryland330000
Career970000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Maryland144.004
2019Maryland9556.1033
Career10595.9033

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Maryland20RBFr.
2018Maryland20RBSo.
2019Maryland20RBJr.6′0″206

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
2017Maryland91.07––9.6––
2018Maryland350.53––18.66%0.37
2019Maryland1140.3091st (n=287)0.1333.915%0.22

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

2019 Maryland 12 games, 736 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31vs.HowardW 79–⁠03230––
Sep 7vs.SyracuseW 63–⁠2071072120
Sep 14atTempleL 17–⁠208570125
Sep 27vs.Penn StateL 0–⁠596100248
Oct 5atRutgersW 48–⁠756522122
Oct 12atPurdueL 14–⁠407791469
Oct 19vs.IndianaL 28–⁠34231582362
Oct 26atMinnesotaL 10–⁠5274405136
Nov 2vs.MichiganL 7–⁠3893802113
Nov 9atOhio StateL 14–⁠7395507164
Nov 23vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠548801225
Nov 30atMichigan StateL 16–⁠1910200120
2018 Maryland 11 games, 309 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.TexasW 34–⁠29–––––
Sep 8atBowling GreenW 45–⁠143421––
Sep 15vs.TempleL 14–⁠35–––232
Oct 6atMichiganL 21–⁠42111119
Oct 13vs.RutgersW 34–⁠7270––
Oct 20atIowaL 0–⁠231160––
Oct 27vs.IllinoisW 63–⁠33514033134
Nov 3vs.Michigan StateL 3–⁠24210239
Nov 10atIndianaL 32–⁠343381147
Nov 17vs.Ohio StateL 51–⁠526301588
Nov 24atPenn StateL 3–⁠3811340350
2017 Maryland 7 games, 12 returns, 232 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 9vs.TowsonW 63–⁠17478119
Oct 7atOhio StateL 14–⁠622201128
Oct 21atWisconsinL 13–⁠38150––
Oct 28vs.IndianaW 42–⁠39–––294
Nov 4atRutgersL 24–⁠31–––119
Nov 11vs.MichiganL 10–⁠35–––353
Nov 25vs.Penn StateL 3–⁠662−40429

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′0⅛″
Weight215 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan75¾″W
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′5″

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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