Running back, Michigan State (from Iowa), 2022–⁠26

Jaziun Patterson

Lettered 2023–⁠25 at Iowa (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
5′10″
Weight
214 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Pompano Beach, FL

Jaziun Patterson plays running back for Michigan State, after Iowa (2022–⁠25). Last time out, against Northwestern: 15 carries, 72 yards; 3 catches, 18 yards. Patterson leads Michigan State in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

327 rushing yards, 5 TD

Last game: 15 carries, 72 yards; 3 catches, 18 yards vs. Northwestern, L 21–⁠24

Next game: at UCLA, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 23TOL
  2. 23EMU
  3. 54NEB
  4. 62@WIS
  5. 93ILL
  6. 72NU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

93rushing yards, career highvs. Illinois, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Illinois, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Iowa14473.4017
2023Iowa582063.6259
2024Iowa633094.9239
2025Iowa602964.9017
2026Michigan State763274.3536
Career2711,1854.4959

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Iowa111.001
2023Iowa4225.5018
2024Iowa133.003
2025Iowa393.005
2026Michigan State7476.7113
Career16825.1118

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Iowa4RBYr 1
2023Iowa4RBYr 2
2024Iowa4RBYr 3
2025Iowa4RBYr 4
2026Michigan State4RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″214

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
2022Iowa14-0.25––-3.5––
2023Iowa62-0.093rd (n=450)0.17-5.810%0.03
2024Iowa640.1753rd (n=434)0.1610.811%0.22
2025Iowa640.1462nd (n=576)0.108.810%0.14
2026Michigan State850.1458th (n=478)0.1011.921%0.20

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Iowa55%3.801.300.2010%
2026Michigan State50%3.300.800.4014%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Michigan State 6 games, 327 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.ToledoW 30–⁠20723010––
Sep 12vs.Eastern MichiganW 35–⁠7323114––
Sep 26vs.NebraskaL 13–⁠3116541913
Oct 3atWisconsinL 3–⁠31186209––
Oct 10vs.IllinoisL 37–⁠381793336326
Oct 17vs.NorthwesternL 21–⁠241572012318
2025 Iowa 10 games, 296 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.UAlbanyW 34–⁠7747017––
Sep 6atIowa StateL 13–⁠16116001012
Sep 13vs.MassachusettsW 47–⁠7105401127
Sep 19atRutgersW 38–⁠28637012––
Oct 25vs.MinnesotaW 41–⁠351806––
Nov 8vs.OregonL 16–⁠1821005––
Nov 15atUSCL 21–⁠26837010––
Nov 22vs.Michigan StateW 20–⁠17624012––
Nov 28atNebraskaW 40–⁠1621209––
Dec 31 ✦vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠273−302––
2024 Iowa 10 games, 309 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 14vs.TroyW 38–⁠21872139––
Sep 21atMinnesotaW 31–⁠141866013––
Oct 5atOhio StateL 7–⁠35460413
Oct 12vs.WashingtonW 40–⁠1631005––
Oct 19atMichigan StateL 20–⁠322604––
Oct 26vs.NorthwesternW 40–⁠1431105––
Nov 2vs.WisconsinW 42–⁠101056116––
Nov 23atMarylandW 29–⁠135803––
Nov 29vs.NebraskaW 13–⁠101000––
Dec 30 ✦vs.MissouriL 24–⁠27974021––
2023 Iowa 10 games, 206 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠145−206219
Sep 9atIowa StateW 20–⁠131086159––
Sep 16vs.Western MichiganW 41–⁠1062006––
Oct 21vs.MinnesotaL 10–⁠123202––
Nov 4vs.NorthwesternW 10–⁠782105––
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 22–⁠014531912
Nov 18vs.IllinoisW 15–⁠1341104––
Nov 24atNebraskaW 13–⁠105603––
Dec 2vs.MichiganL 0–⁠26120211
Jan 1 ✦vs.TennesseeL 0–⁠352705––
2022 Iowa 3 games, 47 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17vs.NevadaW 27–⁠062006––
Nov 5atPurdueW 24–⁠34401––
Dec 31 ✦vs.KentuckyW 21–⁠042301711

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

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