Player Dossier

2008-2009

Michigan State

Ashton Leggett

RB • 5'11" • Muskegon, MI, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Ashton Leggett leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.9 efficiency.

Usage / Role

9%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

54

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

21

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

66

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

Player Story

Ashton Leggett built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a running back from Muskegon, MI wearing No. 32, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Ashton Leggett's career was his backfield...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.82

Muskegon · Muskegon, MI

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Ashton Leggett, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Michigan State. Ashton Leggett leans balanced backfield option traits and 32.9 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
137
Rushing yards
132
Receiving yards
5
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Ashton Leggett quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
137
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 9 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Michigan State
Top game
Northwestern
Recruit profile
3-star · Muskegon · Michigan State
High school pipeline
Muskegon · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 32 · Class 2009
2009 Scrimmage yards rank
130 scrimmage yards · RB 291st (top 65%) · Big Ten 110th (top 58%) · National 1,072nd (top 52%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonMichigan State4770121.1
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan State41301255444.2

Related Context

Ashton Leggett played RB for Michigan State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Ashton Leggett recorded 132 rushing yards, 5 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 130 primary output with 32.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 32.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2009 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2009 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

4

Scrimmage Yards / G

32.5

Efficiency

32.9

Usage

10.7

Consistency

13.5

Best Game by takeover score

Western Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Montana State: 0. Western Michigan: 120. Purdue: 9. Penn State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Montana State: 1 by 0. Western Michigan: 16 by 80.4. Purdue: 3 by 31.3. Penn State: 4 by 19.8

Split Comparison

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

Wins43 · Games = 3 · +42 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · -42 vs Wins

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Western Michigan

Best efficiency game

80.4 vs Western Michigan

Result
Sat 11/21vs Penn StateL 14-4226302-50.3
Sat 11/14@ PurdueW 40-3739303
Sat 11/7vs Western Michigan100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 49-14141107.9042107.5
Sat 9/5vs Montana StateW 44-310000

Player Story

Ashton Leggett story

Ashton Leggett built his college career from 2008 through 2009 as a running back from Muskegon, MI wearing No. 32, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Ashton Leggett's career was his backfield work: 132 rushing yards, 26 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 5 receiving yards across 9 career games in the available record. His career also includes 5 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ashton Leggett's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan State

    2008-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonMichigan State726.12.7
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan State13032.910.7123

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Northwestern

Week 2

Game with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

83.1 takeover

43 scrimmage yards and — usage.

#2

vs Western Michigan

Week 10 · W 49-14

120

Scrimmage Yards

81.9 takeover

Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.

#3

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 2 · W 42-10

8

Scrimmage Yards

50.3 takeover

Win with 8 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

8 scrimmage yards and 3.2 usage.

#4

@ Indiana

Week 5 · W 42-29 · Conference game

6

Scrimmage Yards

47.3 takeover

Win with 6 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

6 scrimmage yards and 1.5 usage.

#5

@ Purdue

Week 11 · W 40-37 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

21.6 takeover

Win with 9 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

9 scrimmage yards and 9.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Michigan State

130 primary output · 32.9 efficiency · 10.7 usage

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#2

2008 Regular Season · Michigan State

21.1

7 primary · 26.1 efficiency · 2.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games