#21

Max Borghi

Junior running back for Washington State. 2021: 880 rushing yards, 12 rushing TD, 16 catches.

RB · Washington State · Jr. · #21

5′10″ · 198 lb · Arvada, CO

CFB Index 67 · #46 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceWashington State 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

APB recruit

No. 586 nationally · Signed with Washington State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Washington State. 2021: 880 rushing yards, 12 rushing TD, 16 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Washington State, 2,158 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201813 games

Signed with Washington State3-star out of Pomona

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#586 national

CFB

College

Washington State

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2019

Mike Leach

Washington State

2020–2021

Nick Rolovich

Washington State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Leach → Nick Rolovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Washington State11-2HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy

2019Washington State6-7HC: Mike Leach · Pass-heavy

2020Washington State1-3HC: Nick Rolovich · Pass-leaning

2021Washington State7-6HC: Nick Rolovich · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

67Quality starter #46 of 315?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush tds (89th percentile). Strength: rush yards (82nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#105 / 409 · 74th pct

6.4%

Success rate#132 / 409 · 68th pct

49.7%

EPA / carry#138 / 409 · 66th pct

0.24

Explosive rate#142 / 409 · 65th pct

8.9%

Yards / carry#145 / 409 · 65th pct

5.8

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#35 / 343 · 89th pct

Rush yards#62 / 343 · 82nd pct

880

Carries#69 / 343 · 80th pct

160

Long run#81 / 343 · 76th pct

Rec yards#85 / 331 · 74th pct

156

Yards / carry#101 / 343 · 70th pct

5.5

Receptions#103 / 331 · 68th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	80.1	5.7	1.4
Road5g	63.8	5.1	0.4

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	60.1	5.3	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	91.8	5.8	1.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Moore

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

67 · #46 of 315 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #46 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Washington State	160	880	5.5	12	--
2020	Washington State	10	95	9.5	1	--
2019	Washington State	127	817	6.4	11	--
2018	Washington State	72	366	5.1	8	--
Career		369	2,158	5.8	32	--

Season	Team
2021	Washington State	16	156	9.8	0	--
2020	Washington State	1	7	7.0	0	--
2019	Washington State	86	597	6.9	5	--
2018	Washington State	53	374	7.1	4	--
Career		156	1,134	7.3	9	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 44–24

vs Portland State

59 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD

With J. de Laura — 303 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 63.1 · 23 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · T. Harris — 6 rec · 80 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Utah State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +6.19Max Borghi 64 Yd Run (Dean Janikowski Kick)
Week 13 · Washington · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Max Borghi run for 32 yds for a TD, (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Week 8 · BYU · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.49Max Borghi run for 11 yds for a TD (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Week 12 · Arizona · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Max Borghi run for 43 yds to the Ariz 1 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Oregon State · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.47Max Borghi run for 3 yds for a TD (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Week 8 · BYU · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Max Borghi run for 1 yd for a TD
Week 12 · Arizona · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.41Max Borghi run for 16 yds to the WshSt 47 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Stanford · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.22Max Borghi run for 25 yds to the Stanf 45 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Stanford · 2&2 · Q3 · EPA +2.07Max Borghi run for 2 yds for a TD, (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Week 3 · USC · 4&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.07Max Borghi run for 8 yds to the USC 1 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 23-26vs Utah State	11	86	7.8	1	64
Wk 2	W 44-24vs Portland State	13	59	4.5	1	17
Wk 3	L 14-45vs USC	13	72	5.5	0	18
Wk 4	L 13-24@ Utah	6	42	7.0	0	18
Wk 5	W 21-6@ California	13	40	3.1	0	10
Wk 6	W 31-24vs Oregon State	9	33	3.7	1	13
Wk 7	W 34-31vs Stanford	17	89	5.2	2	25
Wk 8	L 19-21vs BYU	18	83	4.6	3	19	3 rushing TDs
Wk 9	W 34-21@ Arizona State	12	67	5.6	0	25
Wk 11	L 24-38@ Oregon	10	41	4.1	0	11
Wk 12	W 44-18vs Arizona	16	139	8.7	2	43	Season-high 139 yds
Wk 13	W 40-13@ Washington	22	129	5.9	2	32
Total		160	880	5.5	12	64

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

Max Borghi

201813 games

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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