Running back, Houston, 2012–⁠15

Ryan Jackson

Number
No. 22
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Angleton, TX

Ryan Jackson played running back at Houston (2012–⁠15).

Career highs

147rushing yards, career highvs. UNLV, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at South Florida, 2014

Team titles: American champions, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Houston592524.3372
2013Houston1396614.8640
2014Houston1126105.4556
2015Houston844074.8429
Career3941,9304.91872

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Houston131027.8126
2013Houston2729611.0244
2014Houston251998.0230
2015Houston121119.3027
Career777089.2544

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2012Houston143040
2013Houston150
2014Houston3380
2015Houston1210
Career193680

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Houston22RB
2013Houston22RB
2014Houston22RB
2015Houston22RB5′10″

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
2013Houston1480.0957th (n=226)0.0713.917%-0.03
2014Houston1400.2071st (n=253)0.1227.415%0.20
2015Houston1010.1252nd (n=268)0.1212.212%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

2015 Houston 10 games, 407 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Tennessee TechW 52–⁠2472811100
Sep 12atLouisvilleW 34–⁠313130–––
Sep 26vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠1410781–––
Oct 3atTulsaW 38–⁠243901270
Oct 8vs.SMUW 49–⁠2810530110
Oct 16atTulaneW 42–⁠78340120
Oct 24atUCFW 59–⁠109751–––
Oct 31vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠041101140
Nov 7vs.CincinnatiW 33–⁠30145202250
Dec 31 ✦vs.Florida StateW 38–⁠24165415320
2014 Houston 13 games, 610 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.UTSAL 7–⁠2761414120
Sep 6vs.GramblingW 47–⁠07361–––
Sep 11atBYUL 25–⁠333−10240
Sep 20vs.UNLVW 47–⁠141314701261
Oct 2vs.UCFL 12–⁠1765303120
Oct 11atMemphisW 28–⁠249141370
Oct 17vs.TempleW 31–⁠10187503591
Nov 1atSouth FloridaW 27–⁠314622–––
Nov 8vs.TulaneL 24–⁠315190170
Nov 22vs.TulsaW 38–⁠28131030–––
Nov 28atSMUW 35–⁠9116303300
Dec 6atCincinnatiL 31–⁠385120250
Jan 2 ✦vs.PittsburghW 35–⁠3421303370
2013 Houston 13 games, 661 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.SouthernW 62–⁠13101202170
Sep 7atTempleW 22–⁠13221091160
Sep 21vs.RiceW 31–⁠26198714571
Sep 28atUTSAW 59–⁠28186804501
Oct 12vs.MemphisW 25–⁠157701440
Oct 19vs.BYUL 46–⁠47146103150
Oct 26atRutgersW 49–⁠1452501110
Oct 31vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠23105412340
Nov 9atUCFL 14–⁠195120390
Nov 16atLouisvilleL 13–⁠20134602200
Nov 23vs.CincinnatiL 17–⁠24740–––
Nov 29vs.SMUW 34–⁠076213170
Jan 4 ✦vs.VanderbiltL 24–⁠412602260
2012 Houston 11 games, 252 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Texas StateL 13–⁠303220–––
Sep 8vs.Louisiana TechL 49–⁠5672303130
Sep 15atUCLAL 6–⁠372−60330
Sep 29vs.RiceW 35–⁠142130–––
Oct 6vs.North TexasW 44–⁠213−10–––
Oct 13vs.UABW 39–⁠176171120
Oct 18atSMUL 42–⁠72110–––
Oct 27vs.UTEPW 45–⁠359220–––
Nov 10vs.TulsaL 7–⁠4161202331
Nov 17atMarshallL 41–⁠444200160
Nov 24vs.TulaneW 40–⁠171612923450

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

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