Running back, Maine, 2021–⁠23

John Gay

Number
No. 46
Height
6′1″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Jeannette, PA

John Gay played running back at Maine (2021–⁠23).

Career highs

81rushing yards, career highat Florida International, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Maine372.304
2022Maine1180.706
2023Maine542053.8124
Career682203.2124

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Maine46RBSo.
2022Maine46RBJr.
2023Maine46RBSr.6′1″190

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
2021Maine (FCS)3-0.51––-1.5–
2022Maine (FCS)11-0.24––-2.6–
2023Maine (FCS)59-0.25––-14.79%

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

2023 Maine 10 games, 205 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atFlorida InternationalL 12–⁠14118102416
Sep 9atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠4484912213
Sep 16vs.Rhode IslandL 17–⁠34390510
Sep 23atWilliam & MaryL 3–⁠2831308––
Sep 30vs.Stony BrookW 56–⁠28580614
Oct 7atRichmondL 31–⁠424−202––
Oct 14vs.Long Island UniversityW 24–⁠135806––
Oct 21atCampbellL 28–⁠342403––
Nov 4vs.HamptonL 35–⁠428290913
Nov 18atNew HampshireL 25–⁠445606––
2022 Maine 6 games, 8 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atNew MexicoL 0–⁠413503––
Sep 17atBoston CollegeL 17–⁠381000––
Oct 1vs.VillanovaL 20–⁠45––––14
Oct 15vs.MonmouthW 38–⁠2841306––
Oct 22atStony BrookL 27–⁠282−901––
Nov 12atUAlbanyL 21–⁠231−100––
2021 Maine 2 games, 7 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 25atNorthern IllinoisL 14–⁠413704––
Nov 13atMassachusettsW 35–⁠10––––––

No box score in the source for Sep 11 at James Madison; Oct 30 at Rhode Island, so those games are not listed.

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

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