Jabari Small: RB · Tennessee · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jabari Small
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at Tennessee: Jeremy Pruitt and Josh Heupel. The first one came in 2022: All-SEC. On tape: 95 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Austin Peay, Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
20.0% of carries overall (92/459) → 16.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/101) — 17.6% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (33.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-13vs Virginia | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-13vs Austin Peay | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 0 | 38 | Season-high 95 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 16-29@ Florida | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-14vs UTSA | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 1 | 40 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-20vs South Carolina | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-13vs Texas A&M | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-34@ No. 11 Alabama | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-27@ Kentucky | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-36@ No. 16 Missouri | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-38vs No. 1 Georgia | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-24vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 26 | |
| Total | 95 | 475 | 5.0 | 2 | 40 |
Week 4 · 2023
W 45-14
vs UTSA
61 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 31-point win at home against UTSA.
With J. Milton III — 209 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.0 · 89 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · J. Ross — 44.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 3 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%93 carriesFumble rate
1.1%1 of 95 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.0 yds/carry on 95 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 52.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 24.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 59.8 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 23.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
45.8%
411 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
418 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #159 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Tennessee, 2,118 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jeremy Pruitt → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
