Player Dossier

2007-2009

Georgia Tech

Jonathan Dwyer

RB • 6'0" • Marietta, GA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jonathan Dwyer leans balanced backfield option traits and 58.9 efficiency.

Usage / Role

91%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

39

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

43

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Georgia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Georgia Tech
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Player Story

Jonathan Dwyer built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a running back from Marietta, GA wearing No. 21, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Jonathan Dwyer's career was his backfield work:...

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4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.9532

Kell · Marietta, GA

Committed To
Georgia Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2010
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 19
Overall
No. 188
NFL Team
Pittsburgh Steelers

Jonathan Dwyer, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Georgia Tech. Jonathan Dwyer leans balanced backfield option traits and 58.9 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,489
Rushing yards
3,226
Receiving yards
263
Touchdowns
36

Quick Answers

Jonathan Dwyer quick answers

Latest team and position
Georgia Tech · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,489
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
Best season
2008 Postseason · Georgia Tech
Top game
Florida State
Recruit profile
4-star · Kell · Georgia Tech
High school pipeline
Kell · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2010 · Round 6 · Pick 19 · Pittsburgh Steelers
Latest roster
No. 21 · Class 2009
2009 Scrimmage yards rank
1,432 scrimmage yards · RB 22nd (top 5%) · ACC 4th (top 2%) · National 31st (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2007 PostseasonGeorgia Tech1162620237.5
2007 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech1139137417737.5
2008 PostseasonGeorgia Tech131336766085.1
2008 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech131,4711,3281431385.1
2009 PostseasonGeorgia Tech14614912075.3
2009 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech141,3711,346251475.3

Related Context

Jonathan Dwyer played RB for Georgia Tech. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jonathan Dwyer recorded 3,226 rushing yards, 263 receiving yards, and 36 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Georgia Tech.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason

Georgia Tech paired 1,604 primary output with 71 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 58.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Postseason · Georgia Tech

Games

14

Scrimmage Yards / G

102.3

Efficiency

58.9

Usage

27.7

Consistency

73.8

Best Game by takeover score

Wake Forest

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 61. Jacksonville State: 95. Clemson: 66. Miami: 7. North Carolina: 158. Mississippi State: 83. Florida State: 113. Virginia Tech: 82. Virginia: 125. Vanderbilt: 186. Wake Forest: 189. Duke: 110. Georgia: 33. Clemson: 124

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 16 by 37.8. Jacksonville State: 7 by 100. Clemson: 18 by 38.2. Miami: 5 by 14.6. North Carolina: 19 by 84.6. Mississippi State: 16 by 54. Florida State: 15 by 76.9. Virginia Tech: 20 by 42.7. Virginia: 25 by 52.1. Vanderbilt: 22 by 85.2. Wake Forest: 23 by 84.2. Duke: 14 by 81.8. Georgia: 14 by 24.6. Clemson: 26 by 48.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins121 · Games = 11 · +87.3 vs Losses
Losses33.7 · Games = 3 · -87.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

14 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Wake Forest

Best efficiency game

100 vs Jacksonville State

Result
Wed 1/6vs IowaL 14-2414493.5002123.8
Sun 12/6@ Clemson100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 39-34241104.6022144.8
Sun 11/29vs GeorgiaL 24-3014332.4012.4
Sat 11/14@ Duke100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 49-10141107.9027.9
Sat 11/7vs Wake Forest100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 30-27231898.2018.2
Sat 10/31@ Vanderbilt100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 56-31221868.5038.5
Sat 10/24@ Virginia100 rush yardsW 34-925125505
Sat 10/17vs Virginia TechW 28-2320824.1004.1
Sun 10/11@ Florida State100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 49-44141027.3021117.5
Sat 10/3@ Mississippi StateW 42-3116835.2015.2
Sat 9/26vs North Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 24-7191588.3008.3
Thu 9/17@ MiamiL 17-33571.4001.4
Thu 9/10vs ClemsonW 30-2718663.7003.7
Sat 9/5vs Jacksonville State2+ TDW 37-1779513.60213.6

Player Story

Jonathan Dwyer story

Jonathan Dwyer built his college career from 2007 through 2009 as a running back from Marietta, GA wearing No. 21, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Jonathan Dwyer's career was his backfield work: 3,226 rushing yards, 517 carries, 35 rushing touchdowns, and 263 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2008 with Georgia Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 263 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Jonathan Dwyer moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Georgia Tech

    2007-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200720072008200820092009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 PostseasonGeorgia Tech45345.814.7
2007 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech45345.814.70
2008 PostseasonGeorgia Tech1,6047129.71,151
2008 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech1,6047129.70
2009 PostseasonGeorgia Tech1,43258.927.7-172
2009 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech1,43258.927.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida State

Week 10 · W 31-28 · Conference game

Win with 175 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

175

Scrimmage Yards

95 takeover

175 scrimmage yards and 29.8 usage.

#2

vs Wake Forest

Week 10 · W 30-27 · Conference game

189

Scrimmage Yards

94.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

189 scrimmage yards and 34.8 usage.

#3

@ Vanderbilt

Week 9 · W 56-31

186

Scrimmage Yards

89.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

186 scrimmage yards and 30.1 usage.

#4

@ North Carolina

Week 11 · L 7-28 · Conference game

157

Scrimmage Yards

87.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

157 scrimmage yards and 34.4 usage.

#5

vs Duke

Week 6 · W 27-0 · Conference game

159

Scrimmage Yards

86.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

159 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · Georgia Tech

1,604 primary output · 71 efficiency · 29.7 usage

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#2

2008 Regular Season · Georgia Tech

85.1

1,604 primary · 71 efficiency · 29.7 usage

#3

2009 Postseason · Georgia Tech

75.3

1,432 primary · 58.9 efficiency · 27.7 usage

Milestones

17

100+ rush yards

7

150+ scrimmage yards

11

2+ TD games