Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8/113rd/4th & short
8 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.7%).
Jordan Nubin
Jordan Nubin is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kent State.
Nubin does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in five seasons: P.J. Fleck and Mark Carney. First career honor, 2023: Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. On tape: 80 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Massachusetts, Week 7, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 79 | 253 | 3.2 | 1 | 25 |
| 2024 | Minnesota | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 127 | 559 | 4.4 | 3 | 21 |
| 2022 | Minnesota | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | Minnesota | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 226 | 857 | 3.8 | 4 | 25 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kent State | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | Minnesota | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | Minnesota | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Minnesota | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 71 | 5.9 | 0 | 19 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 0-44@ No. 5 Oklahoma | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-6vs Massachusetts | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 1 | 25 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 10-45@ Toledo | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-21vs Bowling Green | 14 | 37 | 2.6 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-17@ Ball State | 13 | 14 | 1.1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35@ Akron | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-28vs Central Michigan | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-31@ Northern Illinois | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 79 | 253 | 3.2 | 1 | 25 |
Signature game
Week 7 · 2025
W 42-6
80 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 36-point win at home against Massachusetts.
With D. Clark — 27 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0 · D. DeShields — 148 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 19.9
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 7 · Massachusetts · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.74Jordan Nubin 25 Yd Run
- Week 9 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.46J.Nubin rush middle for 16 yards gain (K.Washington)
- Week 9 · Bowling Green · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.18J.Nubin rush middle for 2 yards gain (K.Washington; E.George)
- Week 8 · Toledo · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.11Jordan Nubin run for 2 yds to the TOL 44 for a
- Week 13 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA −1.80J.Nubin rush left for 4 yards loss (K.Demma)
- Week 9 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 15 · Q2 · EPA −1.34DeShields to Nubin: a 3-yard pass.
4 more plays
- Week 7 · Massachusetts · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.33Jordan Nubin run for 10 yds to the KENT 35 for a
- Week 7 · Massachusetts · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.25Jordan Nubin run for 5 yds to the KENT 39 for a
- Week 11 · Ball State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.19J.Nubin rush right for 2 yards loss (J.Stemler; N.Voorhis)
- Week 7 · Massachusetts · 1st and 1 · Q3 · EPA −1.13Jordan Nubin run for a loss of 1 yard to the MASS 2
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
76 of 79 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
34%76 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds24%of carries
18 carries
Grind
1–3 yds36%of carries
27 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds34%of carries
26 carries
Explosive
10+ yds7%of carries
5 carries
8 of 11 (73%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
3.2 yds/carry on 79 carries · 7% explosive (10+ yds) · 34% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2021Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy
2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Minnesota8-5HC: P.J. Fleck · Balanced
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 41.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 25.6 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 49.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 25.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
42.8%
292 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
56.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
79 carries and 3 catches in 8 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
28 · #320 of 326 RBs · 2025
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #28 of 30 Mid-American RBs
How the All-MAC base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Five seasons, two schools
- 2025 Kent State CarneyYear 5 · 8 games
- Dec 2024 Entered the transfer portalMinnesota to Kent State
- 2024 Minnesota FleckYear 4 · 5 games
- 2023 Minnesota FleckYear 3 · 7 games
- 2022 Minnesota FleckYear 2 · 3 games
- 2021 Minnesota FleckYear 1 · 1 game
Moves
- Transferred from Minnesota to Kent State, Dec 17, 2024.
A stat line in 24 games over five seasons.
2025 8 games
- Transferred to Kent Statefrom Minnesota
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021–2024
Minnesota
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: P.J. Fleck and Mark Carney.