Janari Dean: RB · Southern Miss · #28.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Janari Dean
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mike Leach and Will Hall. On tape: 45 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards against UL Monroe, Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
14.4% of carries overall (62/430) → 23.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/63) — 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.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (42.1%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
SuperTalk Mississippi Media Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 62 | 191 | 3.1 | 3 | 16 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 62 | 191 | 3.1 | 3 | 16 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Southern Miss | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 10 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 27-29vs Liberty | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-30@ No. 15 Miami | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 64-10vs Northwestern State | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Tulane | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-27@ Troy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-19vs Arkansas State | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-14@ Texas State | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 39-24vs Louisiana | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-10@ UL Monroe | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Bowl | W 38-24vs Rice | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 62 | 191 | 3.1 | 3 | 16 |
Week 9 · 2022
W 39-24
vs Louisiana
18 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
With M. Hunt — 40.3 yards per punt · 8 punts · 4 inside the 20 · F. Gore Jr. — 87 rush yds (23 car) · 52 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
39%59 carriesFumble rate
1.6%1 of 62 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.1 yds/carry on 62 carries · 5% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 23.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 17.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 13.7 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 31.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Pass share
42.8%
346 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #313 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Mississippi State and Southern Miss, 191 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Leach and Will Hall.
