Running back, Eastern Michigan (from UCF, James Madison), 2016–⁠21

Jawon Hamilton

Height
5′8″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Miami, FL

Jawon Hamilton played running back at UCF (2016–⁠17), James Madison (2018–⁠19) and Eastern Michigan (2021).

Career highs

187rushing yards, career highvs. Western Michigan, 2021

Team titles: National champions, 2017 (UCF); American champions, 2017; Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016UCF1394953.6432
2017UCF14513.6116
2018James Madison122.002
2019James Madison8263.306
2021Eastern Michigan1016316.2468
Career2631,2054.6968

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016UCF17734.3014
2019James Madison122.002
2021Eastern Michigan177.007
Career19824.3014

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Eastern Michigan6800

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2016UCFRBYr 1
2017UCFRBYr 2
2018James MadisonRBYr 3
2019James MadisonRBYr 4
2021Eastern MichiganRBSr. (Yr 6)5′8″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
2016UCF149-0.132nd (n=259)0.13-19.516%-0.05
2017UCF14-0.60––-8.5––
2018James Madison (FCS)1-0.59––-0.6––
2019James Madison (FCS)9-0.01––-0.1––
2021Eastern Michigan950.2265th (n=277)0.1620.513%0.23

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

2021 Eastern Michigan 11 games, 631 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Saint FrancisW 35–⁠151564114––
Sep 18atMassachusettsW 42–⁠2816122125––
Sep 25vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠211053122––
Oct 2atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠2721206––
Oct 9vs.Miami (OH)W 13–⁠1272809––
Oct 16vs.Ball StateL 31–⁠3884001017
Oct 23atBowling GreenW 55–⁠2492807––
Nov 2atToledoW 52–⁠49964132––
Nov 9vs.OhioL 26–⁠3452409––
Nov 16vs.Western MichiganW 22–⁠2119187068––
Nov 26atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠311909––
2019 James Madison 1 game, 26 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atWest VirginiaL 13–⁠208260612

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Saint Francis; Sep 14 vs. Morgan State; Sep 21 at Chattanooga; Sep 28 at Elon; Oct 5 at Stony Brook; Oct 12 vs. Villanova; Oct 19 at William & Mary; Oct 26 vs. Towson; Nov 9 vs. New Hampshire; Nov 16 vs. Richmond; Nov 23 at Rhode Island; Dec 7 vs. Monmouth; Dec 14 vs. Northern Iowa; Dec 21 vs. Weber State; Jan 11 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.

2018 James Madison 1 game, 2 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atNC StateL 13–⁠241202––

No box score in the source for Sep 8 at Norfolk State; Sep 13 vs. Robert Morris; Sep 22 vs. William & Mary; Sep 29 at Richmond; Oct 6 vs. Elon; Oct 13 at Villanova; Oct 27 vs. Stony Brook; Nov 3 at New Hampshire; Nov 10 vs. Rhode Island; Nov 17 at Towson; Nov 24 vs. Delaware; Dec 1 at Colgate, so those games are not listed.

2017 UCF 2 games, 51 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Florida InternationalW 61–⁠171256116––
Sep 23atMarylandW 38–⁠102−500––
2016 UCF 13 games, 495 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.South Carolina StateW 38–⁠0145301512
Sep 10atMichiganL 14–⁠511239011––
Sep 17vs.MarylandL 24–⁠30126501516
Sep 24atFlorida InternationalW 53–⁠1482209––
Oct 1atEast CarolinaW 47–⁠2913481151−2
Oct 15vs.TempleL 25–⁠2683803215
Oct 22atUConnW 24–⁠166160618
Oct 29atHoustonL 24–⁠318231281−2
Nov 5vs.TulaneW 37–⁠6630024––
Nov 12vs.CincinnatiW 24–⁠3178112522
Nov 19vs.TulsaL 20–⁠35111206216
Nov 26atSouth FloridaL 31–⁠481454112321
Dec 17 ✦vs.Arkansas StateL 13–⁠31101407417

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

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