#11

Justin Rankin

Junior running back for Kent State. 2018: 574 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 14 catches.

RB · Kent State · Jr. · #11

5′9″ · 206 lb · Oberlin, OH

Kent State 2018 alumnus

The story

3 running back for Kent State. 2018: 574 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 14 catches.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Kent State, 1,575 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Kent State

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

2 coaches

2016–2017

Paul Haynes

Kent State

2018

Sean Lewis

Kent State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Kent State3-9HC: Paul Haynes · Run-heavy

2017Kent State2-10HC: Paul Haynes · Run-heavy

2018Kent State2-10HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: fumbles lost (14th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#100 / 339 · 70th pct

Rec yards#105 / 326 · 68th pct

127

Receptions#111 / 326 · 65th pct

Carries#139 / 339 · 59th pct

117

Rush yards#146 / 339 · 57th pct

574

Yards / carry#182 / 339 · 45th pct

4.9

Rush TDs#173 / 339 · 43rd pct

Fumbles lost#170 / 217 · 14th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	65.6	5.3	0.4
Road6g	41.0	1.9	0.3

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	73.0	4.3	0.4
Weeks 8+4g	15.8	1.9	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mark Carney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Kent State	117	574	4.9	4	--
2017	Kent State	123	490	4.0	3	--
2016	Kent State	108	511	4.7	3	--
Career		348	1,575	4.5	10	--

Season	Team
2018	Kent State	14	127	9.1	1	--
2017	Kent State	42	311	7.4	2	--
2016	Kent State	28	335	12.0	1	--
Career		84	773	9.2	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2018

W 54–14

vs Howard

147 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 40-point win at home against Howard.

With G. Urenovitch — 30 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 46 LONG · J. Shaw — 105 rush yds (12 car) · 3 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 24-31@ Illinois	15	52	3.5	0	17
Wk 2	W 54-14vs Howard	12	147	12.3	1	61	Season-high 147 yds
Wk 3	L 10-63@ Penn State	3	0	-5.0	0	2
Wk 4	L 17-38@ Ole Miss	15	64	4.3	0	26
Wk 5	L 24-52@ Ball State	19	75	3.9	2	13
Wk 6	L 26-27vs Ohio	16	123	7.7	0	41
Wk 7	L 6-31@ Miami (OH)	14	50	3.6	0	22
Wk 8	L 23-24vs Akron	15	49	3.3	1	17
Wk 11	L 14-48@ Buffalo	4	5	1.3	0	3
Wk 12	L 34-56vs Toledo	3	9	3.0	0	4
Wk 13	L 20-28vs Eastern Michigan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Total		117	574	3.4	4	61

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology