Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/33Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (12.1%).
Jarek Broussard
Jarek Broussard: RB · Michigan State · #3.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jarek Broussard
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2020: All-Pac-12. A game that shows it: 81 rushing yards and 2 rushing TD against Akron — Week 2, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Michigan State in the news
- Spartan Stadium renovation plans evolving
The Detroit News Oct 27 - Oregon hires Jay Johnson as OC
- Milvojevic, Patterson out for UCLA game
Detroit Free Press Oct 24 - $10M donation to MSU athletics
Lansing State Journal Oct 23
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 63 | 298 | 4.7 | 3 | 17 |
| 2021 | Colorado | 142 | 661 | 4.7 | 2 | 49 |
| 2020 | Colorado | 156 | 895 | 5.7 | 5 | 75 |
| Career | 361 | 1,854 | 5.1 | 10 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michigan State | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2021 | Colorado | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020 | Colorado | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | 21 |
| Career | 26 | 194 | 7.5 | 0 | 21 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-13vs Western Michigan | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Akron | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 2 | 13 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 28-39@ Washington | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-34vs Minnesota | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-27@ Maryland | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-49vs No. 3 Ohio State | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-28vs Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-15@ No. 14 Illinois | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21vs Rutgers | 11 | 80 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-39vs Indiana | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-35@ No. 11 Penn State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 63 | 298 | 4.7 | 3 | 17 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2022
W 23-15
at Illinois
1 rec · 21 yds · 13 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
With B. Baringer — 49.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 4 inside the 20 · P. Thorne — 182 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 69.6 · 10 rush yds (6 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Illinois · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.65Jarek Broussard run for 11 yds for a TD, (Ben Patton KICK)
- Week 2 · Akron · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.94Jarek Broussard run for 13 yds to the Akron 43 for a
- Week 2 · Akron · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Jarek Broussard 1 Yd Run
- Week 11 · Rutgers · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.51Jarek Broussard run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 11 · Rutgers · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.30Jarek Broussard run for 9 yds to the MchSt 36
- Week 2 · Akron · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +1.27Jarek Broussard run for 2 yds to the Akron 2 for a
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Rutgers · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.23Jarek Broussard run for 17 yds to the Rutgr 39 for a
- Week 2 · Akron · 1st and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.21Jarek Broussard 2 Yd Run
- Week 13 · Penn State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.16Jarek Broussard run for no gain to the MchSt 45
- Week 1 · Western Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.16Jarek Broussard run for no gain to the MchSt 45
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
All 63 box-score carries covered (play-by-play lists 65)
Success rate
48%65 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds11%of carries
7 carries
Grind
1–3 yds32%of carries
21 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds45%of carries
29 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
8 carries
3 of 5 (60%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 4 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.7 yds/carry on 63 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2020Colorado4-2HC: Karl Dorrell · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2021Colorado4-8HC: Karl Dorrell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 37.1 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 9.5 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 27.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 26.8 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mel Tucker
Pass share
53.5%
410 pass / 356 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
63 carries and 4 catches in 11 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
42 · #189 of 317 RBs · 2022
Three-star recruit. Now #189 at the position.
Four seasons, two schools
- 2022 Michigan State TuckerYear 4 · 11 games
- Jan 2022 Entered the transfer portalColorado to Michigan State
- 2021 Colorado DorrellYear 3 · 11 games
- 2020 Colorado DorrellYear 2 · 5 gamesAll-conference
- 2019 Colorado TuckerYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Bishop LynchDallas, TX · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 1,143 in the 2018 class. Signed with Colorado.
Moves
- Transferred from Colorado to Michigan State, Jan 13, 2022.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Colorado and Michigan State, 1,854 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
2018
- Signed with ColoradoThree-star, out of Bishop Lynch
2020 5 games
- All-Pac-12First Team
2022 11 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Michigan Statefrom Colorado
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Pac-12 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mel Tucker and Karl Dorrell.