UTEP · W 24-11
No carries.
New Mexico · L 16-21
22 carries, 63 yards
The other 7 games average 84 yards. This one was 21 below.
Bates has carries in 8 of San José State’s 9 games: none against UTEP.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Bates against San José State’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Bates, and how their seasons went
Bates against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 649 yards, 81 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
Already their own best season; their previous best was 254, in 2024.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 29, middle 96, right 28. His longest went for 26 yards.
Jabari Bates
Jabari Bates takes over from Steve Chavez-Soto at San José State.
PERCEPTION ABOVE TAPE · PCTL GAP
-14
perception vs production percentile · 2026
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
54.7% of carries overall (150/274) → 52.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/36) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Jabari Bates at Eastern Michigan.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
+14aura tax
2nd percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the talk ranks higher than the play.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 153 | 649 | 4.2 | 1 | 26 |
| 2025 | San José State | 27 | 192 | 7.1 | 2 | 87 |
| 2024 | San José State | 59 | 254 | 4.3 | 1 | 31 |
| 2023 | San José State | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 251 | 1,128 | 4.5 | 4 | 87 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | San José State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | San José State | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 16 |
| 2023 | San José State | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Career | 21 | 147 | 7.0 | 1 | 30 |
Last game (Wk 9): 63 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ No. 14 USC | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan | 20 | 119 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 27 | 163 | 6.0 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 163 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-26vs Fresno State | 19 | 94 | 4.9 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-16@ Hawai'i | 27 | 74 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-16vs Wyoming | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-28@ Nevada | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-21vs New Mexico | 22 | 63 | 2.9 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 153 | 649 | 4.2 | 1 | 26 |
Oct. 31 · L 16-21 vs New Mexico, play by play
22 carries for 63 yards.
11-yard run on 3rd and 7. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
14-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
11 carries for 30 yards.
9-yard run on 3rd and 19. First quarter, down 7-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
16 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown. He converted a 3rd and 1 with the score tied 13-13.
18-yard touchdown run. Second quarter, made it 7-3.
14-yard run on 3rd and 1. Fourth quarter, tied 13-13. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
27 carries for 74 yards. In the fourth quarter, with San José State ahead by one score, he carried 9 times for 17 yards. He converted a 4th and 1 with San José State up 17-16.
1-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
6-yard run on 3rd and 12. First quarter, tied 0-0.
30-yard catch. Second quarter, up 7-0.
1-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, up 14-6.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
19 carries for 94 yards.
The per-play feed is missing a 3-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 18 carries it has.
2-yard run on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0.
5-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, up 3-0. Converted.
12-yard run on 3rd and 17. Second quarter, tied 3-3.
26-yard run on 3rd and 1. Fourth quarter, down 13-3. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
27 carries for 163 yards, his most this season.
The per-play feed is missing a 12-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 26 carries it has.
2-yard run on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, up 10-6.
23-yard run. Third quarter, tied 13-13.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
20 carries for 119 yards. In the fourth quarter, with San José State ahead by one score, he carried 4 times for 22 yards.
The per-play feed is missing a 7-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 19 carries it has.
13-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
12-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
1-yard loss on 4th and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Turnover on downs.
5-yard run on 3rd and 18. Second quarter, down 7-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 carries for 37 yards.
13-yard run. Second quarter, down 14-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 2 · 2026
W 30-20
vs Cal Poly
163 rush yds (27 car) · 1 rec · 14 yds
With L. Weaver — 238 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 26.0 · 44 rush yds (10 car) · T. Carrizosa — 43 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
39th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
31%150 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.2 yds/carry on 153 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 31% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 97.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 65.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 92.7 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 46.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
48.8%
282 pass / 296 run
Plays / game
64.2
9 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
311 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
153 carries and 9 catches in 8 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #249 at the position.
The No. 1,188 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Mountain West as a redshirt senior.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 36 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
