Running back, Akron, 2015–⁠18

Van Edwards Jr.

Number
No. 7
Height
5′9″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Cape Coral, FL

Van Edwards Jr. played running back at Akron (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

112rushing yards, career hightwice; last vs. Central Michigan, 20182rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Morgan State, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Akron14604.3012
2016Akron1004924.9345
2017Akron943483.7224
2018Akron1475743.9340
Career3551,4744.2845

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Akron204140
2016Akron225240
2017Akron193750
2018Akron2270
Career631,3400

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Akron88110.1127
2017Akron8334.1013
2018Akron121068.8115
Career282207.9227

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Akron7RBFr.
2016Akron7RBSo.
2017Akron7RBJr.
2018Akron7RBSr.5′9″210

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
2015Akron14-0.10––-1.3––
2016Akron1090.0730th (n=259)0.137.515%0.07
2017Akron103-0.075th (n=287)0.12-7.712%-0.06
2018Akron170-0.0411th (n=300)0.15-6.525%-0.02

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 Akron 11 games, 574 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 8vs.Morgan StateW 41–⁠7171092––
Sep 15atNorthwesternW 39–⁠3414530––
Sep 22atIowa StateL 13–⁠2612230––
Oct 6vs.Miami (OH)L 17–⁠41640––
Oct 13atBuffaloL 6–⁠247550227
Oct 20atKent StateW 24–⁠2313390––
Oct 27vs.Central MichiganW 17–⁠10201121––
Nov 1vs.Northern IllinoisL 26–⁠3612380––
Nov 10atEastern MichiganL 7–⁠2717530––
Nov 17vs.Bowling GreenL 6–⁠2118690––
Nov 23atOhioL 28–⁠4911190––
2017 Akron 13 games, 348 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2atPenn StateL 0–⁠525−20364
Sep 9vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 52–⁠39471––
Sep 16vs.Iowa StateL 14–⁠414160123
Sep 23atTroyL 17–⁠22220––
Sep 30atBowling GreenW 34–⁠2314701––
Oct 7vs.Ball StateW 31–⁠37190––
Oct 15atWestern MichiganW 14–⁠1313380––
Oct 21atToledoL 21–⁠489250366
Oct 28vs.BuffaloW 21–⁠20790251
Nov 7atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠24120354
Nov 14vs.OhioW 37–⁠344210582
Nov 21vs.Kent StateW 24–⁠149550235
Dec 2vs.ToledoL 28–⁠4510460––
2016 Akron 11 games, 492 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.VMIW 47–⁠246280380
Sep 10atWisconsinL 10–⁠54230129
Sep 24vs.App StateL 38–⁠457891110
Oct 1atKent StateW 31–⁠2784404156
Oct 8vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠1310180121
Oct 15vs.Western MichiganL 0–⁠416280361
Oct 22atBall StateW 35–⁠25161121473
Oct 27atBuffaloL 20–⁠4114560118
Nov 2vs.ToledoL 17–⁠488230234
Nov 9vs.Bowling GreenL 28–⁠3820841128
Nov 22atOhioL 3–⁠9370114
2015 Akron 10 games, 20 returns, 414 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5atOklahomaL 3–⁠41140228
Sep 12vs.PittsburghL 7–⁠24–––369
Sep 26atLouisianaW 35–⁠14–––123
Oct 3vs.OhioL 12–⁠14–––236
Oct 10atEastern MichiganW 47–⁠212100384
Oct 17atBowling GreenL 10–⁠596300239
Oct 31vs.Central MichiganL 6–⁠14290246
Nov 7atMassachusettsW 17–⁠13–––243
Nov 21vs.BuffaloW 42–⁠21370228
Dec 22 ✦vs.Utah StateW 23–⁠21–––118

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

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