Anthony McFarland Jr.

Former running back at Maryland. 2019: 614 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 17 catches.

RB · Maryland · So. · #5

5′9″ · 198 lb · Hyattsville, MD

Pittsburgh — drafted 2020, Rd 4, Pick 18, #124 overall

The story

Former running back at Maryland. 2019: 614 rushing yards, 8 rushing TD, 17 catches.

Drafted round 4 by the Pittsburgh in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Maryland, 1,648 rushing yards — drafted at #124 overall by Pittsburgh.

His career

2020

Drafted by Pittsburghround 4, pick 124

Career arc

Recruit

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CFB

College

Maryland

2018–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #124

Pittsburgh · 2020

Coaching lineage · 2018–2019

2 coaches

2018

Matt Canada

Maryland

2019

Mike Locksley

Maryland

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Canada → Mike Locksley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PittsburghEntering 7th NFL season

#124Rd 4 · Pick 18

PittsburghEntering 7th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Maryland5-7HC: Matt Canada · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2019Maryland3-9HC: Mike Locksley · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long run (93rd percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (88th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#23 / 326 · 93rd pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 88th pct

Rush TDs#65 / 326 · 77th pct

Receptions#73 / 314 · 76th pct

Rec yards#93 / 314 · 70th pct

126

Yards / carry#106 / 326 · 66th pct

5.4

Rush yards#137 / 326 · 58th pct

614

Carries#140 / 326 · 57th pct

114

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	42.4	3.8	0.8
Road6g	67.0	6.7	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	56.7	4.9	1.2
Weeks 8+5g	54.8	5.9	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Locksley

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Maryland	114	614	5.4	8	--
2018	Maryland	131	1,034	7.9	4	--
Career		245	1,648	6.7	12	--

Season	Team
2019	Maryland	17	126	7.4	1	--
2018	Maryland	7	73	10.4	0	--
Career		24	199	8.3	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2019

W 79–0

vs Howard

18 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD

Dominant 79-point win at home against Howard.

With J. Jackson — 245 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.9 · J. Funk — 79 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 79-0vs Howard	6	18	3.0	2	6
Wk 2	W 63-20vs Syracuse	14	75	5.4	2	20
Wk 3	L 17-20@ Temple	26	132	5.1	1	33
Wk 5	L 0-59vs Penn State	9	24	2.7	0	13
Wk 6	W 48-7@ Rutgers	7	87	12.4	2	80
Wk 7	L 14-40@ Purdue	4	4	1.0	0	2
Wk 9	L 10-52@ Minnesota	10	38	3.8	0	10
Wk 10	L 7-38vs Michigan	14	60	4.3	0	15
Wk 11	L 14-73@ Ohio State	6	7	1.2	0	9
Wk 13	L 7-54vs Nebraska	10	35	3.5	0	13
Wk 14	L 16-19@ Michigan State	8	134	16.8	1	63	Season-high 134 yds
Total		114	614	5.4	8	80

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology