Running back, Yale, 2022–⁠25

Joshua Pitsenberger

Number
No. 7
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Bethesda, MD

Joshua Pitsenberger played running back at Yale (2022–⁠25).

Career highs

209rushing yards, career highat Youngstown State, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Youngstown State, 2025

Team titles: Ivy League champions, 2022, 2023 and 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Yale1206675.6747
2023Yale1174483.8821
2024Yale1457865.4764
2025Yale3131,5715.01962
Career6953,4725.04164

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Yale6538.8114
2023Yale5153.018
2024Yale13957.3239
2025Yale161288.0026
Career402917.3439

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Yale7RBFr.
2023Yale7RBSo.
2024Yale7RBJr.
2025Yale7RBSr.6′0″215

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
2022Yale (FCS)980.3491st (n=470)0.1433.221%
2023Yale (FCS)910.1340th (n=450)0.1711.724%
2024Yale (FCS)1260.3086th (n=434)0.1638.024%
2025Yale (FCS)3230.1769th (n=576)0.1053.639%

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

2025 Yale 12 games, 1,571 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 20vs.Holy CrossW 28–⁠1026127316––
Sep 27vs.CornellW 41–⁠242814234814
Oct 4atLehighL 13–⁠3118630142−1
Oct 11atDartmouthL 16–⁠1734138010445
Oct 18vs.StonehillW 47–⁠71369222––
Oct 25vs.PennsylvaniaW 35–⁠132214512313
Nov 1vs.ColumbiaW 24–⁠1025132015––
Nov 8atBrownW 34–⁠2227173262325
Nov 15atPrincetonW 13–⁠1024106115111
Nov 22vs.HarvardW 45–⁠2838143311––
Nov 29atYoungstown StateW 43–⁠4232209356––
Dec 6atMontana StateL 13–⁠2126124115441
2024 Yale 9 games, 786 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 28atCornellL 23–⁠471868211––
Oct 5vs.Central ConnecticutW 23–⁠2216119164––
Oct 12vs.DartmouthL 43–⁠44217109534
Oct 19vs.LehighW 38–⁠231268123––
Oct 25atPennsylvaniaW 31–⁠101483018––
Nov 1atColumbiaL 10–⁠13105202023
Nov 9vs.BrownW 56–⁠3444603115
Nov 16vs.PrincetonW 42–⁠282515921529
Nov 23atHarvardW 34–⁠2925120129344
2023 Yale 8 games, 448 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16vs.Holy CrossL 24–⁠49936113––
Oct 7atDartmouthW 31–⁠2491516––
Oct 14vs.Sacred HeartW 31–⁠3103909––
Oct 21vs.PennsylvaniaL 17–⁠2712390513
Oct 28vs.ColumbiaW 35–⁠71563214––
Nov 4atBrownW 36–⁠1711261512
Nov 11atPrincetonW 36–⁠2828131321211
Nov 18vs.HarvardW 23–⁠1823990131−1
2022 Yale 10 games, 667 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 17atHoly CrossL 14–⁠389500919
Sep 24atCornellW 38–⁠14179321915
Oct 1vs.HowardW 34–⁠2698713717
Oct 8vs.DartmouthW 24–⁠216705––
Oct 15vs.BucknellW 29–⁠974002015
Oct 22atPennsylvaniaL 13–⁠20889147––
Oct 28atColumbiaW 41–⁠16111819114
Nov 5vs.BrownW 69–⁠171293128––
Nov 12vs.PrincetonW 24–⁠2020108129113
Nov 19atHarvardW 19–⁠142182026––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height5′11¾″
Weight221 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size10″
Wingspan70″
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill6.94 s
20-yard shuttle4.12 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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