Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/25Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (12.0%).
Juma Otoviano
Juma Otoviano: RB · Rice · #21.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Juma Otoviano
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Sixth year in the Rice backfield. On tape: 71 rushing yards against Florida Atlantic, Week 13, 2023.
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.
Rice in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-37@ No. 11 Texas | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-41vs Houston | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs Texas Southern | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 29-42@ South Florida | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17vs East Carolina | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-38vs UConn | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 2 | 24 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-10@ Tulsa | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-30vs No. 22 Tulane | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 2 | 21 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-36vs SMU | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-34@ UTSA | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Florida Atlantic | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 71 yds |
 Bowl | L 21-45vs Texas State | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 92 | 326 | 3.5 | 4 | 24 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2023
L 28-30
vs Tulane
38 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 14 yds
With J. Daniels — 189 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 73.3 · C. Hunt — 37.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 54 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Houston · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.19JT Daniels pass complete to Juma Otoviano for 35 yds to the HOU 12 for a
- Week 2 · Houston · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.19JT Daniels pass complete to Juma Otoviano for 35 yds to the HOU 12 for a
- Week 6 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.68Juma Otoviano run for 24 yds for a TD (Tim Horn KICK)
- Week 6 · UConn · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Juma Otoviano run for 7 yds for a TD (Tim Horn KICK)
- Week 9 · Tulane · 1st and 5 · Q1 · EPA +1.88Juma Otoviano run for 5 yds for a TD (Tim Horn KICK)
- Week 9 · Tulane · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.83JT Daniels pass complete to Juma Otoviano for 14 yds to the RICE 49 for a
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Tulane · 1st and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.46Juma Otoviano run for 3 yds for a TD (Tim Horn KICK)
- Week 11 · UTSA · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.32Juma Otoviano run for a loss of 2 yards to the RICE 33
- Week 5 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.25Juma Otoviano run for 9 yds to the RICE 34
- Week 4 · South Florida · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.23Juma Otoviano run for a loss of 1 yard to the USF 46
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
89 of 92 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
43%82 carriesFumble rate
1.1%1 of 92 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds13%of carries
12 carries
Grind
1–3 yds45%of carries
40 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds35%of carries
31 carries
Explosive
10+ yds7%of carries
6 carries
2 of 3 (67%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
3.5 yds/carry on 92 carries · 7% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Teams and coaches
6 seasons under Mike Bloomgren — 22-46 over that span.
2018Rice2-11HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2019Rice3-9HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2020Rice2-3HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-heavy
2021Rice4-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2022Rice5-8HC: Mike Bloomgren · Run-leaning
2023Rice6-7HC: Mike Bloomgren · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 34.1 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 18.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 20.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 37.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bloomgren
Pass share
53.5%
430 pass / 373 run
Plays / game
61.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
92 carries and 12 catches in 12 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
34 · #274 of 310 RBs · 2023
Three-star recruit. Now #274 at the position.
Six seasons at Rice
- 2023 Rice BloomgrenYear 6 · 12 games
- 2022 Rice BloomgrenYear 5 · 12 games
- 2021 Rice BloomgrenYear 4 · 6 games
- 2020 Rice BloomgrenYear 3 · 2 games
- 2019 Rice BloomgrenYear 2 · 3 games
- 2018 Rice BloomgrenYear 1 · 8 games
- High school MartinArlington, TX · Class of 2018Three-star, No. 2,027 in the 2018 class. Signed with Rice.
How it ended
Six seasons at Rice, 1,408 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 43 games over six seasons.
2018 8 games
- Signed with RiceThree-star, out of Martin
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coach2018–2023
Rice
Played every college season under Mike Bloomgren.