Running back, Michigan State, 2020–⁠24

Joseph Martinez

Lettered 2023–⁠24 (school media guide)

Number
No. 25
Height
5′9″
Weight
198 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Holt, MI

Joseph Martinez played running back at Michigan State (2020–⁠24).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Michigan State561.203
2024Michigan State111.001
Career671.203

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Michigan State25RBRS
2021Michigan State25RBFr.
2022Michigan State25RBSo.
2023Michigan State25RBJr.
2024Michigan State25RBSr.5′9″198

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
2023Michigan State5-0.70––-3.5–
2024Michigan State1-0.93––-0.9–

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

2024 Michigan State 1 game, 1 rushing yard
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 14vs.Prairie View A&MW 40–⁠01101
2023 Michigan State 1 game, 6 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 9vs.RichmondW 45–⁠145603

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

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