Running back, Rice, 2014–⁠16

Jowan Davis

Number
No. 3
Height
5′7″
Hometown
Sealy, TX

Jowan Davis played running back at Rice (2014–⁠16).

Career highs

150rushing yards, career highvs. Old Dominion, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Stanford, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Rice2459563.9654
2015Rice712974.2129
2016Rice712994.2426
Career3871,5524.01154

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Rice131088.3038
2015Rice5295.8012
2016Rice8455.6015
Career261827.0038

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Rice3RB
2015Rice3RB
2016Rice3RB5′7″

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
2014Rice264-0.0113th (n=253)0.12-4.028%0.07
2015Rice75-0.0611th (n=268)0.12-4.411%-0.03
2016Rice800.0525th (n=259)0.133.810%0.09

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 Rice 11 games, 299 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atWestern KentuckyL 14–⁠4661013115
Sep 10atArmyL 14–⁠311000––
Sep 16vs.BaylorL 10–⁠3837010––
Sep 24vs.North TexasL 35–⁠421568018212
Oct 1atSouthern MissL 28–⁠4473001621
Oct 15vs.UTSAL 13–⁠1431107––
Oct 22vs.Prairie View A&MW 65–⁠441−600––
Oct 29atLouisiana TechL 16–⁠6161706––
Nov 5vs.Florida AtlanticL 25–⁠42829017––
Nov 19vs.UTEPW 44–⁠24118412617
Nov 26atStanfordL 17–⁠411049213210
2015 Rice 10 games, 297 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.WagnerW 56–⁠162906––
Sep 19atNorth TexasW 38–⁠2421102016112
Sep 26atBaylorL 17–⁠70123209––
Oct 3vs.Western KentuckyL 10–⁠49321018––
Oct 10atFlorida AtlanticW 27–⁠2694301314
Oct 24vs.ArmyW 38–⁠314405––
Oct 30vs.Louisiana TechL 17–⁠427170614
Nov 6atUTEPL 21–⁠243403––
Nov 14vs.Southern MissL 10–⁠65240516
Nov 28vs.CharlotteW 27–⁠786112913
2014 Rice 13 games, 956 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atNotre DameL 17–⁠4814330728
Sep 13atTexas A&ML 10–⁠382386012441
Sep 20vs.Old DominionL 42–⁠4524150015211
Sep 27atSouthern MissW 41–⁠2329131222238
Oct 4vs.Hawai’iW 28–⁠141040017––
Oct 11atArmyW 41–⁠21217702413
Oct 25vs.North TexasW 41–⁠211655210––
Nov 1atFlorida InternationalW 31–⁠171855119––
Nov 8vs.UTSAW 17–⁠72512105427
Nov 15atMarshallL 14–⁠41197618––
Nov 21vs.UTEPW 31–⁠13216709––
Nov 29atLouisiana TechL 31–⁠76121905––
Dec 24 ✦vs.Fresno StateW 30–⁠61346024––

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

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