Running back, Akron (from Tennessee State), 2022–⁠26

Jordan Gant

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Lakeland, FL

Jordan Gant plays running back for Akron, after Tennessee State (2022–⁠24). Last time out, at Miami (OH): 15 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 7 yards. Gant leads Akron in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

452 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 15 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD; 2 catches, 7 yards at Miami (OH), L 14–⁠34

Next game: at Kent State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 15@WAKE
  2. 81RMU
  3. 11@MINN
  4. 80UNLV
  5. 102@CMU
  6. 117EMU
  7. 46@M-OH

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

At a glance

Best season
1,032
Rushing yards, 2025 (Akron, 5–⁠7)
Best game
161 yards
Vs. Duquesne, week 4, 2025: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

176rushing yards, career highvs. Central Michigan, 20254rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Lincoln (CA), 2023

Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Tennessee State18925.1024
2023Tennessee State1385333.9931
2024Tennessee State622233.6119
2025Akron2131,0324.8636
2026Akron984524.6429
Career5292,3324.42036

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Tennessee State141017.2039
2024Tennessee State11948.5228
2025Akron9485.3116
2026Akron141218.6027
Career483647.6339

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Tennessee State4610
2026Akron1140
Career5750

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Tennessee State1RBYr 1
2023Tennessee State1RBYr 2
2024Tennessee State1RBYr 3
2025Akron1RBYr 4
2026Akron1RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″205

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
2022Tennessee State (FCS)11-0.10––-1.1––
2023Tennessee State (FCS)1450.0723rd (n=450)0.1710.922%–
2024Tennessee State (FCS)660.1855th (n=434)0.1611.69%–
2025Akron2220.1049th (n=576)0.1022.026%0.04
2026Akron1210.0231st (n=478)0.102.826%0.12

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Akron50%3.401.201.1017%
2026Akron46%3.101.100.5019%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Akron 7 games, 452 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atWake ForestL 16–⁠388150815
Sep 12vs.Robert MorrisW 45–⁠101281114420
Sep 19atMinnesotaL 7–⁠4151105235
Sep 26vs.UNLVL 10–⁠38198011216
Oct 3atCentral MichiganL 17–⁠4117102129127
Oct 10vs.Eastern MichiganL 23–⁠2522117018321
Oct 17atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠34154611027
2025 Akron 12 games, 1,032 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.WyomingL 0–⁠1061906––
Sep 6atNebraskaL 0–⁠68831016––
Sep 13atUABL 28–⁠311167013––
Sep 20vs.DuquesneW 51–⁠713161327––
Sep 27atToledoL 3–⁠4513220721
Oct 4vs.Central MichiganW 28–⁠2232176036328
Oct 11vs.Miami (OH)L 7–⁠201435011––
Oct 18atBall StateL 28–⁠42199402725
Oct 25atBuffaloW 24–⁠162592015––
Nov 4vs.MassachusettsW 44–⁠1028153219––
Nov 11vs.Kent StateL 35–⁠422296118214
Nov 18atBowling GreenW 19–⁠162286018––
2024 Tennessee State 13 games, 223 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Mississippi Valley StateW 41–⁠2193701522
Sep 7atNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠5261305––
Sep 14vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 41–⁠28913010223
Sep 21atTennessee TechL 14–⁠24380713
Sep 28vs.Charleston SouthernW 13–⁠9540119––
Oct 5atLindenwoodW 24–⁠20520010––
Oct 12vs.Eastern IllinoisW 41–⁠174120414
Oct 19atHowardW 27–⁠14622011115
Nov 2vs.UT MartinL 21–⁠281000––
Nov 9atWestern IllinoisW 45–⁠20532018––
Nov 16atGardner-WebbW 23–⁠2061808218
Nov 23vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 28–⁠213806––
Nov 30atMontanaL 27–⁠41––––229
2023 Tennessee State 10 games, 533 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atNotre DameL 3–⁠568160413
Sep 16vs.Gardner-WebbW 27–⁠254403––
Sep 30atUT MartinL 10–⁠201033013110
Oct 7atKennesaw StateW 27–⁠20181052221−2
Oct 14vs.Norfolk StateW 24–⁠172184011311
Oct 21vs.Lincoln (CA)W 54–⁠01283431––
Oct 28vs.LindenwoodW 43–⁠20186428360
Nov 4atCharleston SouthernL 21–⁠352081124––
Nov 11atEastern IllinoisL 17–⁠301840014416
Nov 18vs.Tennessee TechL 0–⁠359230813

No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff, so that game is not listed.

2022 Tennessee State 2 games, 92 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 5vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 0–⁠42738010––
Nov 19atEast Texas A&MW 22–⁠141154024––

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

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