Player Dossier

2015-2017

Penn State

Josh McPhearson

RB • 5'10" • 197 lbs • Columbia, MD, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Josh McPhearson leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Usage Score

0

Efficiency

Consistency

100

Season Value

50

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Josh McPhearson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Penn State. Josh McPhearson leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Penn State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Win with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Penn State

Games

7

Scrimmage Yards / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

0

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Maryland

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Akron: 0. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 0. Northwestern: 0. Rutgers: 0. Nebraska: 0. Maryland: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=7
First Half0 · n=4 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=7

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Maryland

Best efficiency game

— vs Maryland

Result
Sat 11/25@ MarylandW 66-3
Sat 11/18vs NebraskaW 56-44
Sat 11/11vs RutgersW 35-6
Sat 10/7@ NorthwesternW 31-7
Sat 9/30vs IndianaW 45-14
Sat 9/23@ IowaW 21-19
Sat 9/2vs AkronW 52-0

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Penn State

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonPenn State0
2016 Regular SeasonPenn State000
2017 Regular SeasonPenn State000

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Maryland

Win with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

0

Primary metric

0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.

#2

Maryland

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.

#3

Nebraska

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.

#4

Rutgers

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.

#5

Northwestern

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

0 scrimmage yards and 0 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Penn State

0 primary output · efficiency · 0 usage

50

#2

2017 Regular Season · Penn State

50

0 primary · efficiency · 0 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Penn State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8348

Madison · Dallas, TX

Committed To
SMU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

0

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 8 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Josh McPhearson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
11