Running back, Kansas State, 2014–⁠18

Justin Silmon

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 32
Height
5′10″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Tulsa, OK

Justin Silmon played running back at Kansas State (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

133rushing yards, career highat TCU, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highat TCU, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Kansas State783554.6225
2016Kansas State864645.4336
2017Kansas State432255.2042
2018Kansas State20763.8123
Career2271,1204.9642

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Kansas State32RBRS
2015Kansas State32RBFr.
2016Kansas State32RBSo.
2017Kansas State32RBJr.
2018Kansas State32RBSr.5′10″200

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
2015Kansas State81-0.0610th (n=268)0.12-4.89%0.05
2016Kansas State880.0217th (n=259)0.131.811%0.08
2017Kansas State45-0.14––-6.47%0.00
2018Kansas State21-0.08––-1.78%–

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 Kansas State 4 games, 76 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 15vs.UTSAW 41–⁠17818010––
Sep 22atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠351000––
Oct 27atOklahomaL 14–⁠518511231−6
Nov 17vs.Texas TechW 21–⁠63704––
2017 Kansas State 11 games, 225 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16atVanderbiltL 7–⁠14341023––
Sep 30vs.BaylorW 33–⁠2061607––
Oct 7atTexasL 34–⁠403402––
Oct 14vs.TCUL 6–⁠2651406––
Oct 21vs.OklahomaL 35–⁠4241201018
Oct 28atKansasW 30–⁠201−100––
Nov 4atTexas TechW 42–⁠35245042––
Nov 11vs.West VirginiaL 23–⁠28515011––
Nov 18atOklahoma StateW 45–⁠40734015––
Nov 25vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠19532029––
Dec 26 ✦vs.UCLAW 35–⁠172130811
2016 Kansas State 12 games, 464 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atStanfordL 13–⁠2672609––
Sep 17vs.Florida AtlanticW 63–⁠7318013––
Sep 24vs.Missouri StateW 35–⁠0319012––
Oct 1atWest VirginiaL 16–⁠174006––
Oct 15atOklahomaL 17–⁠38635015––
Oct 22vs.TexasW 24–⁠211158025––
Oct 29atIowa StateW 31–⁠26954112––
Nov 5vs.Oklahoma StateL 37–⁠4352902412
Nov 19atBaylorW 42–⁠2141105––
Nov 26vs.KansasW 34–⁠192406––
Dec 3atTCUW 30–⁠622133235––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Texas A&MW 33–⁠281077036––
2015 Kansas State 13 games, 355 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.South DakotaW 34–⁠0651018––
Sep 12atUTSAW 30–⁠3640114––
Sep 19vs.Louisiana TechW 39–⁠332411902513
Oct 3atOklahoma StateL 34–⁠36155018––
Oct 10vs.TCUL 45–⁠52622010––
Oct 17vs.OklahomaL 0–⁠553304––
Oct 24atTexasL 9–⁠232−203––
Nov 5vs.BaylorL 24–⁠31228019––
Nov 14atTexas TechL 44–⁠59114014––
Nov 21vs.Iowa StateW 38–⁠353503––
Nov 28atKansasW 45–⁠14618017––
Dec 5vs.West VirginiaW 24–⁠233503––
Jan 2 ✦vs.ArkansasL 23–⁠451202––

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

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