Running back, Central Michigan, 2012–⁠16

Joe Bacci

Number
No. 40
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Romeo, MI

Joe Bacci played running back at Central Michigan (2012–⁠16).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Central Michigan1314811.4123
2015Central Michigan11494.539
2016Central Michigan9849.3024
Career332818.5424

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Central Michigan40RB
2013Central Michigan40RB
2014Central Michigan40RB
2015Central Michigan40RB
2016Central Michigan40RB6′1″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Central Michigan121.02––12.2–
2015Central Michigan140.43––6.1–
2016Central Michigan130.24––3.2–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Central Michigan 6 games, 9 catches, 84 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10atOklahoma StateW 30–⁠271707–
Sep 17vs.UNLVW 44–⁠21116016–
Sep 24atVirginiaL 35–⁠49341024–
Oct 8vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠2121206–
Oct 15atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠281606–
Nov 22atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠261202–
2015 Central Michigan 9 games, 11 catches, 49 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.MonmouthW 31–⁠101111–
Sep 19atSyracuseL 27–⁠3042219–
Sep 26atMichigan StateL 10–⁠30–––––
Oct 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 29–⁠191909–
Oct 10atWestern MichiganL 39–⁠411202–
Oct 24atBall StateW 23–⁠211202–
Oct 31atAkronW 14–⁠61212–
Nov 10vs.ToledoL 23–⁠2821108–
Dec 28 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠21––––0
2014 Central Michigan 9 games, 13 catches, 148 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6atPurdueW 38–⁠17121021–
Sep 20atKansasL 10–⁠241505–
Sep 27atToledoL 28–⁠42218011–
Oct 4vs.OhioW 28–⁠101−10−1–
Oct 11atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠17227016–
Oct 18vs.Ball StateL 29–⁠321111–
Nov 1atEastern MichiganW 38–⁠7233023–
Nov 15vs.Miami (OH)W 34–⁠27223016–
Dec 24 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 48–⁠49121021–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′1¾″
Weight240 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.73 s
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′0″
3-cone drill6.87 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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