Quarterback, Georgia Southern, 2018–⁠21

Justin Tomlin

Number
No. 17
Height
5′11″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2021)
Junior
Hometown
Decatur, GA

Justin Tomlin played quarterback at Georgia Southern (2018–⁠21).

Career highs

279passing yards, career highvs. Georgia State, 2021132rushing yards, career highvs. Maine, 2019

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Georgia Southern122646.21626.200
2020Georgia Southern112544.01616.403
2021Georgia Southern7414351.79776.829
Career9719450.01,3006.7212

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Georgia Southern1−1−1.000
2019Georgia Southern301966.5250
2020Georgia Southern381975.2155
2021Georgia Southern801952.4276
Career1495873.9576

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Georgia Southern17QBYr 1
2019Georgia Southern17QBYr 2
2020Georgia Southern17QBYr 3
2021Georgia Southern17QBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″190

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. passAdj. rush
2018Georgia Southern1-0.27––-0.3–––
2019Georgia Southern560.18––10.225%––
2020Georgia Southern630.05––3.115%–0.18
2021Georgia Southern2020.095th (n=145)0.3317.442%0.170.13

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

2021 Georgia Southern 8 games, 977 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 18atArkansasL 10–⁠451123650065
Sep 25vs.LouisianaL 20–⁠2811241750133
Oct 2vs.Arkansas StateW 59–⁠331880018
Oct 9atTroyL 24–⁠271522210030
Oct 14atSouth AlabamaL 14–⁠41513490114
Oct 30vs.Georgia StateL 14–⁠2118272791232
Nov 6vs.Coastal CarolinaL 8–⁠28613830139
Nov 13atTexas StateW 38–⁠3071310811−6
2020 Georgia Southern 7 games, 197 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 17vs.MassachusettsW 41–⁠0–––––10
Oct 24atCoastal CarolinaL 14–⁠28125007
Nov 14vs.Texas StateW 40–⁠38–––––6
Nov 21atArmyL 27–⁠2834560117
Nov 28atGeorgia StateL 24–⁠30237013
Dec 5vs.Florida AtlanticW 20–⁠3312700078
Dec 12vs.App StateL 26–⁠3424230176
2019 Georgia Southern 4 games, 196 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atLSUL 3–⁠553824004
Sep 7vs.MaineW 26–⁠18496300132
Sep 14atMinnesotaL 32–⁠3559750057
Dec 21 ✦vs.LibertyL 16–⁠23–––––3
2018 Georgia Southern 1 game, −1 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 17atCoastal CarolinaW 41–⁠17–––––−1

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

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