Jhurell Pressley
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Running back, New Mexico, 2011–⁠15

Jhurell Pressley

Number
No. 6
Height
5′10″
Hometown
New Castle, DE
Born
May 20, 1992, in Newark, Delaware

Jhurell Pressley played running back at New Mexico (2011–⁠15).

At a glance

Best season
1,083
Rushing yards, 2014 (New Mexico, 4–⁠8)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in yards per carry, 2014

Career highs

170rushing yards, career highvs. Air Force, 20153rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Air Force, 2015

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012New Mexico1044624.4640
2013New Mexico292739.4680
2014New Mexico1141,0839.51277
2015New Mexico1479076.21175
Career3942,7256.93580

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012New Mexico48621.5155
2013New Mexico66811.3040
2014New Mexico7466.6032
2015New Mexico122.002
Career1820211.2155

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklFF
2013N123581
2014E9 of 12112–

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played); E, ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011New Mexico6RB
2012New Mexico6RB
2013New Mexico6RB
2014New Mexico6RB
2015New Mexico6RB5′10″

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
2013New Mexico270.10––2.85%–
2014New Mexico1230.4699th (n=253)0.1255.917%0.59
2015New Mexico1500.2075th (n=268)0.1229.917%0.27

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

2015 New Mexico 13 games, 907 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 66–⁠0104719––
Sep 12vs.TulsaL 21–⁠401142026––
Sep 18atArizona StateL 10–⁠341756017––
Sep 26atWyomingW 38–⁠2817103121––
Oct 3vs.New Mexico StateW 38–⁠291899132––
Oct 10atNevadaL 17–⁠3551304––
Oct 17vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠271370133––
Oct 24atSan José StateL 21–⁠3151919––
Nov 7vs.Utah StateW 14–⁠1372008––
Nov 14atBoise StateW 31–⁠249132174––
Nov 21vs.Colorado StateL 21–⁠28675236––
Nov 28vs.Air ForceW 47–⁠3517170375––
Dec 19 ✦vs.ArizonaL 37–⁠45126102612
2014 New Mexico 12 games, 1,083 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.UTEPL 24–⁠31984037––
Sep 6vs.Arizona StateL 23–⁠581253125––
Sep 20atNew Mexico StateW 38–⁠35678147––
Sep 26vs.Fresno StateL 24–⁠351470118132
Oct 4atUTSAW 21–⁠951021771−2
Oct 10vs.San Diego StateL 14–⁠241145011321
Oct 18atAir ForceL 31–⁠35111482500−18
Nov 1atUNLVW 31–⁠2820138334––
Nov 8vs.Boise StateL 49–⁠607154275––
Nov 15atUtah StateL 21–⁠281101––
Nov 22atColorado StateL 20–⁠587109066––
Nov 29vs.WyomingW 36–⁠3011101169213
2013 New Mexico 10 games, 273 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7atUTEPW 42–⁠351303252
Sep 14atPittsburghL 27–⁠4957071−7
Sep 28vs.UNLVL 42–⁠56––––110
Oct 5vs.New Mexico StateW 66–⁠17537129––
Oct 12atWyomingL 31–⁠381818––
Oct 19vs.Utah StateL 10–⁠45––––213
Nov 8vs.Air ForceW 45–⁠37487261––
Nov 16vs.Colorado StateL 42–⁠66321112––
Nov 23atFresno StateL 28–⁠69487180––
Nov 30atBoise StateL 17–⁠45623011––
2012 New Mexico 13 games, 462 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.SouthernW 66–⁠211075123124
Sep 8atTexasL 0–⁠4571105––
Sep 15atTexas TechL 14–⁠49570314
Sep 22atNew Mexico StateW 27–⁠141571211––
Sep 29vs.Boise StateL 29–⁠32135811113
Oct 6vs.Texas StateW 35–⁠142078114––
Oct 13atHawai’iW 35–⁠2372106––
Oct 20atAir ForceL 23–⁠2841409––
Oct 27vs.Fresno StateL 32–⁠494704––
Nov 3atUNLVL 7–⁠351256018––
Nov 10vs.WyomingL 23–⁠28454040––
Nov 17vs.NevadaL 24–⁠312715––
Nov 24atColorado StateL 20–⁠241303155

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2016
Height5′10⅛″
Weight206 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.40 s
10-yard split1.44 sW
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press25 reps
3-cone drill7.01 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFArizona Hotshots
2020XFLDC Defenders

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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