Senior running back for Rutgers. 2025: 328 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 4 catches.
5′9″ · 205 lb · Pahokee, FL · Pahokee
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
rushing yards · 2025
2 TD · 4.8 per carry · 4 catches
The play that turned itSwung Rutgers from 33% to 75% to win.Rutgers at Purdue · 27-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Rutgers. 2025: 328 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 4 catches.
How he plays
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
EPA / carry: 68th percentile.
The full scouting readJa'shon Benjamin
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Third year in the Rutgers backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 78 rush yds against Purdue, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Greg Schiano.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Greg Schiano — 19-19 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: long run (10th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 30.8 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 35.8 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 22.6 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 43.0 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #222 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #33 of 44 Big Ten RBs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 60–10
68 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 50-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With A. Kaliakmanis — 309 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.2 · 4 rush yds (4 car) · K. Duff — 6 rec · 119 yds
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Ohio | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 60-10vs Norfolk State | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-38vs Iowa | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-38@ Washington | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-56vs Oregon | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Purdue | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 0 | 19 | Season-high 78 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 13-35@ Illinois | 8 | 37 | 4.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-20vs Maryland | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-42@ Ohio State | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 68 | 328 | 4.8 | 2 | 19 |
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Rutgers
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Pat Garwo III’s 2021 season.
Matches Pat on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Julius Loughridge’s path through Fordham.
Julius Loughridge
Matches Julius on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cam'Ron Valdez's junior season at Texas Tech (2023).
Matches Cam'Ron on
Player DNA
2025 Academic All-Big Ten 2024 Academic All-Big Ten 2025 (Junior): Played in all 12 games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) for the second time ... totaled 68 carries for 328 yards and two touchdowns ... added four receptions for 19 yards ... contributed 64 kickoff return yards o...
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