Running back, Rice, 2018–⁠23

Juma Otoviano

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
203 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Arlington, TX

Juma Otoviano played running back at Rice (2018–⁠23).

Career highs

224rushing yards, career highvs. Old Dominion, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Tulane, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Rice653645.6380
2019Rice371143.1014
2020Rice451954.3020
2021Rice461.514
2022Rice714035.7133
2023Rice923263.5424
Career3141,4084.5980

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Rice143130
2022Rice122190
2023Rice1120
Career275440

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Rice33712.3022
2020Rice188.008
2021Rice284.005
2022Rice46716.8148
2023Rice121008.3035
Career2222010.0148

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Rice110000
2022Rice320000
2023Rice110000
Career540000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Rice21RBYr 1
2019Rice21RBYr 2
2020Rice21RBYr 3
2021Rice21RBYr 4
2022Rice21RBYr 5
2023Rice21RBSr. (Yr 6)5′10″203

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
2018Rice660.0523rd (n=300)0.153.215%0.13
2019Rice41-0.09––-3.822%-0.01
2020Rice48-0.03––-1.233%0.01
2021Rice3-0.47––-1.4––
2022Rice740.3592nd (n=470)0.1425.614%0.20
2023Rice1110.019th (n=450)0.170.914%0.11

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

2023 Rice 12 games, 326 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2atTexasL 10–⁠37610112
Sep 9vs.HoustonW 43–⁠4110190––
Sep 16vs.Texas SouthernW 59–⁠710330––
Sep 23atSouth FloridaL 29–⁠424120––
Sep 30vs.East CarolinaW 24–⁠172110––
Oct 7vs.UConnL 31–⁠386512––
Oct 19atTulsaW 42–⁠109440––
Oct 28vs.TulaneL 28–⁠309382––
Nov 4vs.SMUL 31–⁠367160––
Nov 11atUTSAL 14–⁠347160––
Nov 25vs.Florida AtlanticW 24–⁠2115710––
Dec 26 ✦vs.Texas StateL 21–⁠457140––
2022 Rice 12 games, 403 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3atUSCL 14–⁠66–––247
Sep 10vs.McNeeseW 52–⁠106350––
Sep 17vs.LouisianaW 33–⁠21–––245
Sep 24atHoustonL 27–⁠34–––334
Oct 1vs.UABW 28–⁠24–––365
Oct 22atLouisiana TechW 42–⁠411156116
Oct 29vs.CharlotteL 23–⁠565210––
Nov 3vs.UTEPW 37–⁠306650––
Nov 12atWestern KentuckyL 10–⁠4515970––
Nov 19vs.UTSAL 7–⁠418230––
Nov 26atNorth TexasL 17–⁠2114940122
Dec 17 ✦vs.Southern MissL 24–⁠386120––
2021 Rice 6 games, 14 returns, 313 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 18atTexasL 0–⁠58140––
Oct 23atUABW 30–⁠24–––392
Oct 30vs.North TexasL 24–⁠30–––229
Nov 13vs.Western KentuckyL 21–⁠42121469
Nov 20atUTEPL 28–⁠38200––
Nov 27vs.Louisiana TechW 35–⁠31–––5123
2020 Rice 2 games, 195 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 24vs.Middle TennesseeL 34–⁠4020840––
Oct 31atSouthern MissW 30–⁠6251110––
2019 Rice 3 games, 114 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Oct 26vs.Southern MissL 6–⁠20360––
Nov 2vs.MarshallL 7–⁠2014660––
Nov 16atMiddle TennesseeW 31–⁠2820420––
2018 Rice 8 games, 364 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 22atSouthern MissL 22–⁠40–––––
Oct 13vs.UABL 0–⁠42110––
Oct 20atFlorida InternationalL 17–⁠361150––
Oct 27atNorth TexasL 17–⁠4117640––
Nov 3vs.UTEPL 26–⁠344100––
Nov 10atLouisiana TechL 13–⁠284140––
Nov 17atLSUL 10–⁠4211361––
Nov 24vs.Old DominionW 27–⁠13272242––

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

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