Running back, Miami, 2014–16
Joseph Yearby
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′9″
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
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Joseph Yearby played running back at Miami (2014–16).
Career highs
146rushing yards, career highat Florida Atlantic, 20152rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Florida A&M, 201697receiving yards, career highat Florida Atlantic, 2015Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Miami | 96 | 0.20 | 74th (n=253) | 0.12 | 19.6 | 12% | 0.16 |
| 2015 | Miami | 240 | 0.11 | 48th (n=268) | 0.12 | 25.7 | 27% | 0.10 |
| 2016 | Miami | 114 | 0.13 | 47th (n=259) | 0.13 | 14.3 | 13% | 0.05 |
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
2016 Miami 13 games, 608 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 70–3 | 7 | 105 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 38–10 | 20 | 121 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 21 |
| Sep 17 | at | W 45–10 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 35–21 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 19–20 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 13–20 | 10 | 74 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 4 |
| Oct 20 | at | L 16–37 | 9 | 59 | 0 | 41 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 27–30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 51–28 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 34–14 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 27–13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 40–21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 31–14 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
2015 Miami 13 games, 1,002 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 45–0 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 11 | at | W 44–20 | 18 | 146 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 97 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 36–33 | 17 | 125 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 23–34 | 17 | 113 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 24–29 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 30–20 | 19 | 60 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 51 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 0–58 | 13 | 42 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 30–27 | 21 | 82 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 27–21 | 17 | 78 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | at | L 21–59 | 13 | 74 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 79 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 38–21 | 13 | 47 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 29–24 | 22 | 99 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 14–20 | 14 | 63 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
2014 Miami 12 games, 509 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 13–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 41–7 | 14 | 95 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 41–20 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | at | L 31–41 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 22–10 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 59 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 17–28 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 55–34 | 8 | 113 | 0 | 62 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 47–20 | 22 | 104 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | L 26–30 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 13–30 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 23–35 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 21–24 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8¾″ |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅝″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| Broad jump | 8′11″ |
| Bench press | 13 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.35 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AAF | Orlando Apollos |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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