Running back, Northwestern, 2016–⁠19

John Moten IV

Number
No. 20
Height
6′0″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Saint Louis, MO

John Moten IV played running back at Northwestern (2016–⁠19).

Career highs

128rushing yards, career highvs. Illinois, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Illinois, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Northwestern573406.0243
2017Northwestern17553.2012
2018Northwestern462044.4377
2019Northwestern14292.1110
Career1346284.7677

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2017Northwestern91510
2018Northwestern2330
Career111840

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Northwestern34414.7020
2018Northwestern9626.9018
2019Northwestern5377.4013
Career171438.4020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Northwestern20RBFr.
2017Northwestern20RBSo.
2018Northwestern20RBJr.
2019Northwestern20RBSr.6′0″210

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
2016Northwestern610.1347th (n=259)0.137.67%0.13
2017Northwestern17-0.18––-3.1––
2018Northwestern550.05––2.68%0.10
2019Northwestern19-0.13––-2.5––

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

2019 Northwestern 5 games, 29 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 31atStanfordL 7–⁠17551––
Sep 14vs.UNLVW 30–⁠14230––
Oct 5atNebraskaL 10–⁠134240––
Oct 18vs.Ohio StateL 3–⁠522−10––
Oct 26vs.IowaL 0–⁠201−20––
2018 Northwestern 9 games, 204 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30atPurdueW 31–⁠27581233
Sep 8vs.DukeL 7–⁠21210––
Sep 15vs.AkronL 34–⁠395120––
Sep 29vs.MichiganL 17–⁠2013361––
Oct 6atMichigan StateW 29–⁠19–––––
Oct 13vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠317230––
Nov 24vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠168470––
Dec 1vs.Ohio StateL 24–⁠454761––
Dec 31 ✦vs.UtahW 31–⁠20210––
2017 Northwestern 6 games, 9 returns, 151 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.NevadaW 31–⁠20310349
Sep 9atDukeL 17–⁠41120583
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 49–⁠76180119
Sep 30atWisconsinL 24–⁠33320––
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 39–⁠02130––
Nov 25atIllinoisW 42–⁠72190––
2016 Northwestern 11 games, 340 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 10vs.Illinois StateL 7–⁠9120––
Sep 17vs.DukeW 24–⁠13130––
Sep 24vs.NebraskaL 13–⁠241110––
Oct 1atIowaW 38–⁠313100––
Oct 15atMichigan StateW 54–⁠408120––
Oct 22vs.IndianaW 24–⁠144180––
Oct 29atOhio StateL 20–⁠245260––
Nov 12atPurdueW 45–⁠17161190––
Nov 19atMinnesotaL 12–⁠29100––
Nov 26vs.IllinoisW 42–⁠21141282––
Dec 28 ✦vs.PittsburghW 31–⁠243110––

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

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