Running back, Delaware, 2022–⁠26

Jo’Nathan Silver

Number
No. 27
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Washington Township, NJ

Jo’Nathan Silver plays running back for Delaware. Last time out, at Middle Tennessee: 6 carries, 19 yards; 1 catch, 12 yards. Silver leads Delaware in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

230 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 6 carries, 19 yards; 1 catch, 12 yards at Middle Tennessee, L 30–⁠33

Next game: vs. Missouri State, Oct 20

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 19MRMK
  2. 109@VAN
  3. 28CCU
  4. 49@UVA
  5. 6LIB
  6. 19@MTSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
652
Rushing yards, 2025 (Delaware, 7–⁠6)
Best game
179 yards
Vs. UConn, week 3, 2025: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

179rushing yards, career highvs. UConn, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UConn, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Delaware6142.305
2023Delaware331624.9141
2024Delaware704626.6445
2025Delaware1196525.5570
2026Delaware582304.0137
Career2861,5205.31170

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Delaware273.505
2024Delaware121189.8141
2025Delaware292037.0136
2026Delaware3227.3012
Career463507.6241

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Delaware27RBYr 1
2023Delaware27RBYr 2
2024Delaware27RBYr 3
2025Delaware27RBYr 4
2026Delaware27RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″200

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
2022Delaware (FCS)6-0.32––-1.9––
2023Delaware (FCS)31-0.03––-1.16%–
2024Delaware (FCS)810.4799th (n=434)0.1637.710%–
2025Delaware1550.0741st (n=576)0.1011.020%0.11
2026Delaware66-0.1011th (n=478)0.10-6.917%0.09

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
2025Delaware43%2.901.201.8020%
2026Delaware38%2.600.900.7024%

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 Delaware 6 games, 230 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.MerrimackW 42–⁠76190–––
Sep 12atVanderbiltL 26–⁠35161090–––
Sep 19vs.Coastal CarolinaW 22–⁠14112812100
Sep 26atVirginiaL 3–⁠4212490–––
Oct 2vs.LibertyL 14–⁠30760–––
Oct 13atMiddle TennesseeL 30–⁠3361901120
2025 Delaware 11 games, 652 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.Delaware StateW 35–⁠176340420
Sep 6atColoradoL 7–⁠31114704121
Sep 13vs.UConnW 44–⁠411517921−30
Sep 20atFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠1613661150
Oct 3vs.Western KentuckyL 24–⁠27174705550
Oct 15atJacksonville StateL 25–⁠386204630
Oct 22vs.Middle TennesseeW 31–⁠28145102270
Nov 1atLibertyL 30–⁠5962503100
Nov 8vs.Louisiana TechW 25–⁠24102102100
Nov 29vs.UTEPW 61–⁠3176412200
Dec 17 ✦vs.LouisianaW 20–⁠13141161120
2024 Delaware 11 games, 462 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.BryantW 48–⁠177571–––
Sep 14atNorth Carolina A&TW 42–⁠1372413290
Sep 21vs.PennsylvaniaW 29–⁠2211561–––
Sep 28vs.Sacred HeartW 49–⁠011530–––
Oct 5atMonmouthW 42–⁠3510970270
Oct 12vs.MaineW 44–⁠214501–––
Oct 19atRichmondL 9–⁠2821802460
Oct 26vs.UAlbanyW 28–⁠146270130
Nov 9vs.Rhode IslandW 24–⁠21420–––
Nov 16vs.CampbellW 41–⁠226550140
Nov 23atVillanovaL 28–⁠3822303291
2023 Delaware 9 games, 162 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9atPenn StateL 7–⁠635150–––
Sep 16vs.Saint FrancisW 42–⁠14221–––
Oct 7vs.DuquesneW 43–⁠174130–––
Oct 14vs.North Carolina A&TW 21–⁠64300–––
Oct 21atHamptonW 47–⁠3340–––
Nov 11atCampbellW 45–⁠7390120
Nov 18vs.VillanovaL 7–⁠35–––150
Nov 25 ✦vs.LafayetteW 36–⁠347760–––
Dec 2 ✦atMontanaL 19–⁠495130–––
2022 Delaware 2 games, 14 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 22vs.Morgan StateW 38–⁠7350–––
Nov 5vs.MonmouthW 49–⁠17390–––

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

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