Javon Leake: RB · Maryland · #20.
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Javon Leake
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. The three seasons at Maryland span three head coaches: D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada and Mike Locksley. The first career honor came in 2019: All-Big Ten. On tape: 158 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Indiana, Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
34.9% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 16.7% of his carries. 6 carries for 10 yds vs Penn State; 23 for 158 vs Indiana.
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
3 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 79-0vs Howard | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-20vs No. 21 Syracuse | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 2 | 64 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20@ Temple | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-59vs No. 12 Penn State | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-7@ Rutgers | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 2 | 42 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ Purdue | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 1 | 31 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-34vs Indiana | 23 | 158 | 6.9 | 2 | 60 | Season-high 158 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 10-52@ No. 17 Minnesota | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 33 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-38vs No. 14 Michigan | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-73@ No. 3 Ohio State | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-54vs Nebraska | 8 | 80 | 10.0 | 1 | 58 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-19@ Michigan State | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 102 | 736 | 7.2 | 8 | 64 |
Week 8 · 2019
L 28-34
vs Indiana
158 rush yds (23 car) · 2 TD
With T. Pigrome — 210 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 54.4 · A. Pecorella — 42 yards per punt · 3 punts · 48 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
49%102 carriesFumble rate
3.9%4 of 102 carries · 4 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds7.2 yds/carry on 102 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 69.3 | 7.6 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 53.3 | 7.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 56.8 | 9.3 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 65.8 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
44.9%
342 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Maryland, 1,144 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: D.J. Durkin, Matt Canada, and Mike Locksley. Multi-era developmental context.
