Running back, North Dakota, 2015–⁠18

John Santiago

Number: No. 22
Height: 5′9″
Weight: 180 lb
Hometown: Ewa Beach, HI

John Santiago played running back at North Dakota (2015–⁠18).

148rushing yards, career highat Wyoming, 2015 2rushing touchdowns, career highat Wyoming, 2015

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

148

119

139

7–⁠49–⁠33–⁠86–⁠5

Season	Team	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2015	North Dakota	24	148	6.2	2	52
2016	North Dakota	18	119	6.6	1	32
2017	North Dakota	10	24	2.4	0	15
2018	North Dakota	18	139	7.7	0	69
Career		70	430	6.1	3	69

Returns

Season	Team	KR	Yds	PR	Yds	TD
2016	North Dakota	2	37	3	12	0
2017	North Dakota	2	46	–	–	–
2018	North Dakota	5	100	1	4	0
Career		9	183	4	16	0

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht	Wt
2015	North Dakota	22	RB
2016	North Dakota	22	RB
2017	North Dakota	22	RB
2018	North Dakota	22	RB	5′9″	180

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

Season	Team	Plays	EPA/play	Pctile	Median	Total	Usage
2015	North Dakota (FCS)	24	0.39	–	–	9.3	31%
2016	North Dakota (FCS)	21	0.22	–	–	4.5	26%
2017	North Dakota (FCS)	12	-0.16	–	–	-1.9	–
2018	North Dakota (FCS)	20	0.26	–	–	5.3	30%

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 North Dakota 1 game, 6 returns, 104 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 8	atWashington	L 3–⁠45	18	139	0	5	100	1

No box score in the source for Aug 30 vs. Mississippi Valley State; Sep 15 at Sam Houston; Sep 22 vs. Idaho State; Sep 29 at Northern Colorado; Oct 13 vs. Montana; Oct 21 at Sacramento State; Oct 27 vs. Weber State; Nov 3 at Idaho; Nov 10 vs. Portland State; Nov 17 at Northern Arizona, so those games are not listed.

2017 North Dakota 1 game, 24 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds	PR
Aug 31	atUtah	L 16–⁠37	10	24	0	2	46	–

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Missouri State; Sep 16 at South Dakota; Sep 23 vs. Montana State; Oct 1 at UC Davis; Oct 7 vs. Northern Colorado; Oct 14 at Montana; Oct 21 vs. Sacramento State; Oct 28 at Portland State; Nov 5 at Southern Utah; Nov 11 vs. Eastern Washington, so those games are not listed.

2016 North Dakota 1 game, 5 returns, 49 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 10	atBowling Green	L 26–⁠27	18	119	1	2	37	3

No box score in the source for Sep 1 at Stony Brook; Sep 17 vs. South Dakota; Sep 24 at Montana State; Oct 1 vs. Cal Poly; Oct 9 at Sacramento State; Oct 15 vs. Southern Utah; Oct 22 at Idaho State; Oct 29 vs. Weber State; Nov 5 at Northern Colorado; Nov 12 vs. Northern Arizona; Dec 3 vs. Richmond, so those games are not listed.

2015 North Dakota 1 game, 148 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds	PR
Sep 5	atWyoming	W 24–⁠13	24	148	2	–	–	–

No box score in the source for Sep 12 vs. Drake; Sep 19 at North Dakota State; Sep 26 vs. UC Davis; Oct 3 at Portland State; Oct 10 vs. Idaho State; Oct 18 at Weber State; Oct 24 at Montana; Oct 31 vs. Montana State; Nov 14 vs. Northern Colorado; Nov 22 at Cal Poly, so those games are not listed.

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

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