Running back, Michigan, 2014–⁠18

Joe Hewlett

Lettered 2016–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 27
Height
6′0″
Weight
202 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Novi, MI

Joe Hewlett played running back at Michigan (2014–⁠18).

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Michigan100000
2017Michigan430000
2018Michigan550000
Career1080000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Michigan27RBRS
2015Michigan27RBFr.
2016Michigan27RBSo.
2017Michigan27RBJr.
2018Michigan27RBSr.6′0″202

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
2016Michigan2-0.67––-1.3–
2018Michigan11.41––1.4–

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

2018 Michigan 5 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 8vs.Western MichiganW 49–⁠311000
Sep 15vs.SMUW 45–⁠2011000
Sep 29atNorthwesternW 20–⁠1711000
Oct 13vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠1311000
Nov 10atRutgersW 42–⁠711000
2017 Michigan 3 games, 4 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Oct 14atIndianaW 27–⁠2011000
Oct 28vs.RutgersW 35–⁠1411000
Nov 11atMarylandW 35–⁠1021000
2016 Michigan 3 games, −1 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 3vs.Hawai’iW 63–⁠3–––––
Oct 8atRutgersW 78–⁠010000
Oct 22vs.IllinoisW 41–⁠8–––––

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

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