Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/18Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (22.2%).
Josh Henderson
Josh Henderson: RB · Indiana · #26.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Josh Henderson
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mack Brown and Tom Allen. A game that shows it: 74 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against Michigan State — Week 12, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Indiana in the news
- Josh Hoover benched for OT win
- Indiana ends 56-year winless streak at Michigan
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28 - Becker apologized to Day
The Herald-Times Oct 21 - Indiana's historic win streak ends
USA Today Oct 17
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Indiana | 81 | 337 | 4.2 | 2 | 29 |
| 2022 | Indiana | 90 | 398 | 4.4 | 4 | 23 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 17 | 54 | 3.2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2019 | North Carolina | 18 | 127 | 7.1 | 0 | 35 |
| Career | 211 | 937 | 4.4 | 6 | 35 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Indiana | 10 | 125 | 12.5 | 1 | 22 |
| 2022 | Indiana | 24 | 274 | 11.4 | 4 | 44 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 409 | 11.1 | 5 | 44 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-23vs No. 3 Ohio State | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-7vs Indiana State | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-21vs Louisville | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-33@ No. 10 Penn State | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-14vs Wisconsin | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 45-48@ Illinois | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-24vs Michigan State | 13 | 74 | 5.7 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 74 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 31-35@ Purdue | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 29 | |
| Total | 81 | 337 | 4.2 | 2 | 29 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2023
W 41-7
60 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 55 yds
Dominant 34-point win at home against Indiana State.
With T. Jackson — 236 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 72.3 · J. Lucas — 88 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · 4 rec · 39 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Louisville · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA −4.21Josh Henderson run for no gain to the LOU 1
- Week 13 · Purdue · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.74Brendan Sorsby pass complete to Josh Henderson for 9 yds for a TD (Chris Freeman KICK)
- Week 3 · Louisville · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.73Tayven Jackson pass complete to Josh Henderson for 18 yds to the IU 45 for a
- Week 2 · Indiana State · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Josh Henderson run for 20 yds to the INST 40 for a
- Week 2 · Indiana State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.47Josh Henderson run for 3 yds for a TD (Nicolas Radicic KICK)
- Week 9 · Penn State · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.41Josh Henderson run for 11 yds to the PSU 40 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Indiana State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.31Tayven Jackson pass complete to Josh Henderson for 22 yds to the IU 41 for a
- Week 13 · Purdue · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.22Josh Henderson run for 29 yds to the IU 42 for a
- Week 11 · Illinois · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.22Josh Henderson run for 17 yds to the IU 42 for a
- Week 12 · Michigan State · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.11Josh Henderson run for 14 yds to the MSU 37 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
79 of 81 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
37%78 carriesFumble rate
1.2%1 of 81 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds11%of carries
9 carries
Grind
1–3 yds46%of carries
36 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds30%of carries
24 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
10 carries
7 of 9 (78%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 4 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.2 yds/carry on 81 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019North Carolina7-6HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning
2020North Carolina8-4HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021North Carolina6-7HC: Mack Brown · Run-leaning
2022Indiana4-8HC: Tom Allen · Pass-leaning
2023Indiana3-9HC: Tom Allen · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 44.8 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 44.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 30.3 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 49.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
46.0%
366 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
66.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
81 carries and 10 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
40 · #201 of 310 RBs · 2023
Three-star recruit. Now #201 at the position.
Five seasons, two schools
- 2023 Indiana AllenYear 5 · 8 games
- 2022 Indiana AllenYear 4 · 12 games
- Oct 2021 Entered the transfer portalNorth Carolina to Indiana
- 2021 North Carolina BrownYear 3 · 2 games
- 2020 North Carolina BrownYear 2 · 6 games
- 2019 North Carolina BrownYear 1 · 3 games
- Before collegeSigned in 2019 as a 3-star recruit, No. 585 in the country.
Moves
- Signed with Cal Poly in the 2020 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Transferred from North Carolina to Indiana, Oct 25, 2021.
How it ended
Five seasons, at North Carolina and Indiana, 937 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over five seasons.
The week the volume broke through — put up 74 yds vs Michigan State.Michigan State · L 21-242023
2019 3 games
- RecruitedThree-star, out of Hun School
2020 6 games
The role got bigger.
- Signed with Cal PolyThree-star, out of Grace Brethren
2022 12 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Indianafrom North Carolina
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2021
North Carolina
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mack Brown and Tom Allen.