Justen Hervey: RB · Utah State · #34.
Justen Hervey
Fourth year in the Utah State backfield. A game that shows it: 52 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against Tennessee Tech — Week 3, 2018.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
5.0% of carries overall (23/456) → 15.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/126) — 0.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Utah State | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 1 | 35 |
| 2017 | Utah State | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2016 | Utah State | 12 | 113 | 9.4 | 1 | 80 |
| 2015 | Utah State | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 1 | 7 |
| Career | 76 | 365 | 4.8 | 4 | 80 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Utah State | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
| 2017 | Utah State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2016 | Utah State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2015 | Utah State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 60-13vs New Mexico State | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 73-12vs Tennessee Tech | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 1 | 35 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 42-32vs Air Force | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 59-28vs UNLV | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 61-19vs New Mexico | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 62-24vs San José State | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 25 | 95 | 3.8 | 1 | 35 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 73-12
52 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 61-point win at home against Tennessee Tech.
With J. Love — 236 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · D. Thompson — 107 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
4 seasons under Matt Wells — 26-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 15.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 11.2 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 25.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
50.3%
467 pass / 462 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah State, 365 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 23 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Wells.
