Jonathan Ward

#5 · RB · Sr. · Central Michigan6′0″ · 202 lb · Kankakee, IL · Bishop McNamara

Jonathan Ward: RB · Central Michigan · #5.

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Jonathan Ward

RB · Central Michigan · Sr · #5

Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for two head coaches at Central Michigan: John Bonamego and Jim McElwain. The first one came in 2019: All-MAC. A game that shows it: 158 rushing yards and 53 receiving yards against UAlbany — Week 1, 2019.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

163Carries
977Yards
24.9%Top-5 share
8.6%Stuffed rate

Just 24.9% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 8.6% of his carries. 1 carry for 3 yds vs Wisconsin; 22 for 165 vs UAlbany.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

Not actually a closer

32.7%Carry share
16.8%Q4-lead share
64.7%In competitive games

32.7% of carries overall (160/489) → 16.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/101) — 64.7% 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

9/123rd/4th & short
12/30Inside-5 share

9 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (75.0%). 12 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (40.0%).

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