Running back, Air Force, 2021–⁠23

John Lee Eldridge III

Number
No. 24
Height
5′9″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Youngstown, OH

John Lee Eldridge III played running back at Air Force (2021–⁠23).

At a glance

Best season
766
Rushing yards, 2022 (Air Force, 10–⁠3)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in yards per carry, 2022

Career highs

116rushing yards, career highat UNLV, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highat San José State, 2023

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Air Force3217.0116
2022Air Force997667.7460
2023Air Force845997.1665
Career1861,3867.51165

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Air Force24RBSo.
2022Air Force24RBJr.
2023Air Force24RBSr.5′9″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
2021Air Force30.72––2.2––
2022Air Force1000.4999th (n=470)0.1449.312%0.35
2023Air Force850.4898th (n=450)0.1740.511%0.42

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

2023 Air Force 13 games, 599 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Robert MorrisW 42–⁠7472065––
Sep 9vs.Sam HoustonW 13–⁠3622011114
Sep 15vs.Utah StateW 39–⁠21758113––
Sep 22atSan José StateW 45–⁠2010102234––
Sep 30vs.San Diego StateW 49–⁠10424014––
Oct 14vs.WyomingW 34–⁠27365158117
Oct 21atNavyW 17–⁠6480311
Oct 28atColorado StateW 30–⁠13115711213
Nov 4vs.ArmyL 3–⁠2364001213
Nov 11atHawai’iL 13–⁠2761907––
Nov 18vs.UNLVL 27–⁠311048155––
Nov 24atBoise StateL 19–⁠27560314
Dec 23 ✦vs.James MadisonW 31–⁠218780511−3
2022 Air Force 13 games, 766 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Northern IowaW 48–⁠17885027––
Sep 10vs.ColoradoW 41–⁠10888140––
Sep 16atWyomingL 14–⁠1713104035––
Sep 23vs.NevadaW 48–⁠208102048––
Oct 1vs.NavyW 13–⁠107290714
Oct 8atUtah StateL 27–⁠34952016––
Oct 15atUNLVW 42–⁠78116160––
Oct 22vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠194−207––
Nov 5vs.ArmyW 13–⁠71000––
Nov 12vs.New MexicoW 35–⁠3524110––
Nov 19vs.Colorado StateW 24–⁠12650115––
Nov 26atSan Diego StateW 13–⁠31253016––
Dec 22 ✦vs.BaylorW 30–⁠151065034––
2021 Air Force 2 games, 21 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 13atColorado StateW 35–⁠21116116––
Nov 26vs.UNLVW 48–⁠142504––

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

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