Justin Rankin, 2025
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Running back, Kent State, 2016–⁠18

Justin Rankin

Number
No. 11
Height
5′9″
Weight
206 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Oberlin, OH
Born
Jun 22, 1997, in Oberlin, Ohio

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Justin Rankin played running back at Kent State (2016–⁠18).

Career highs

147rushing yards, career highvs. Howard, 20182rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Ball State, 201810catches, career highvs. Akron, 2016181receiving yards, career highvs. Akron, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Kent State1085114.7347
2017Kent State1234904.0333
2018Kent State1175744.9461
Career3481,5754.51061

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Kent State2833512.0154
2017Kent State423117.4225
2018Kent State141279.1129
Career847739.2454

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Kent State61400
2018Kent State132410
Career193810

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Kent State110000
2017Kent State210000
2018Kent State210000
Career530000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Kent State11RBFr.
2017Kent State11RBSo.
2018Kent State11RBJr.5′9″206

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
2016Kent State1190.1453rd (n=259)0.1316.320%0.11
2017Kent State1750.0835th (n=287)0.1214.323%0.02
2018Kent State133-0.0410th (n=300)0.15-5.516%-0.06

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

2018 Kent State 11 games, 574 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atIllinoisL 24–⁠3115520160
Sep 8vs.HowardW 54–⁠141214712220
Sep 15atPenn StateL 10–⁠633002180
Sep 22atOle MissL 17–⁠3815640190
Sep 29atBall StateL 24–⁠5219752290
Oct 6vs.OhioL 26–⁠271612302290
Oct 13atMiami (OH)L 6–⁠31145001−20
Oct 20vs.AkronL 23–⁠24154913361
Nov 6atBuffaloL 14–⁠48450–––
Nov 15vs.ToledoL 34–⁠56390–––
Nov 23vs.Eastern MichiganL 20–⁠28100–––
2017 Kent State 12 games, 490 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2atClemsonL 3–⁠567110110
Sep 9vs.HowardW 38–⁠3183104471
Sep 16atMarshallL 0–⁠216440160
Sep 23atLouisvilleL 3–⁠423110150
Sep 30vs.BuffaloL 13–⁠27103904490
Oct 7atNorthern IllinoisL 3–⁠2412330280
Oct 14vs.Miami (OH)W 17–⁠14102804191
Oct 21atOhioL 3–⁠487470390
Oct 31vs.Bowling GreenL 16–⁠4443909600
Nov 8atWestern MichiganL 20–⁠48146725180
Nov 14vs.Central MichiganL 23–⁠42216704640
Nov 21atAkronL 14–⁠24217314250
2016 Kent State 11 games, 511 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atPenn StateL 13–⁠33138202150
Sep 10vs.North Carolina A&TL 36–⁠39133712200
Sep 17vs.MonmouthW 27–⁠7125902120
Sep 24atAlabamaL 0–⁠486520130
Oct 1vs.AkronL 27–⁠315170101811
Oct 8atBuffaloW 44–⁠20135802400
Oct 22vs.OhioL 10–⁠146−203130
Oct 29atCentral MichiganW 27–⁠24157812170
Nov 8vs.Western MichiganL 21–⁠378481170
Nov 15atBowling GreenL 7–⁠425210150
Nov 25vs.Northern IllinoisL 21–⁠31126102220

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2020
Height5′9⅛″
Weight210 lb

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2024–CFLEdmonton Elks

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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