Player Career

John Moten IV Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

John Moten IV story

John Moten IV built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Saint Louis, MO wearing No. 20, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of John Moten IV's career was his backfield work: 628 rushing yards, 134 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 143 receiving yards across 31 career games in the available record. His career also includes 143 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 184 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John Moten IV's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201620162017201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonNorthwestern38446.88.4
2016 Regular SeasonNorthwestern38446.88.40
2017 Regular SeasonNorthwestern5536.64.5-329
2018 PostseasonNorthwestern26633.410.5211
2018 Regular SeasonNorthwestern26633.410.50
2019 Regular SeasonNorthwestern6620.27.1-200

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Purdue

Week 11 · W 45-17 · Conference game

Win with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

139

Scrimmage Yards

83.6 takeover

139 scrimmage yards and 24.6 usage.

#2

vs Illinois

Week 13 · W 42-21 · Conference game

128

Scrimmage Yards

81.6 takeover

Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

128 scrimmage yards and 22.6 usage.

#3

@ Ohio State

Week 14 · L 24-45 · Conference game

76

Scrimmage Yards

74.1 takeover

Loss with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76 scrimmage yards and 7.8 usage.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 13 · W 42-7 · Conference game

19

Scrimmage Yards

66.3 takeover

Win with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

19 scrimmage yards and 3.3 usage.

#5

@ Nebraska

Week 6 · L 10-13 · Conference game

45

Scrimmage Yards

65.9 takeover

Loss with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

45 scrimmage yards and 11.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Northwestern

384 primary output · 46.8 efficiency · 8.4 usage

48.5

#2

2016 Regular Season · Northwestern

48.5

384 primary · 46.8 efficiency · 8.4 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Northwestern

48.4

266 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 10.5 usage

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games