Usage / Role
51%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2018Kent State
Justin Rankin
RB • 5'9" • 206 lbs • Oberlin, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Justin Rankin leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Howard
Player Story
Justin Rankin built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a running back from Oberlin, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Justin Rankin's career was his backfield work:...
Read the storyJustin Rankin, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Kent State. Justin Rankin leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,348
- Rushing yards
- 1,575
- Receiving yards
- 773
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Justin Rankin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,348
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Howard
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Junior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 701 scrimmage yards · RB 142nd (top 21%) · Mid-American 26th (top 11%) · National 284th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 846 | 511 | 335 | 4 | 71 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 801 | 490 | 311 | 6 | 71.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 701 | 574 | 127 | 5 | 57.8 |
Related Context
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Justin Rankin played RB for Kent State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Justin Rankin recorded 1 passing yards, 1,575 rushing yards, and 773 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Kent State paired 801 primary output with 47.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Loss with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
76.9
Efficiency
53.2
Usage
24
Consistency
62
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 97. North Carolina A&T: 57. Monmouth: 71. Alabama: 55. Akron: 198. Buffalo: 98. Ohio: 11. Central Michigan: 95. Western Michigan: 55. Bowling Green: 26. Northern Illinois: 83
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 15 by 66.4. North Carolina A&T: 15 by 33.6. Monmouth: 14 by 51.9. Alabama: 7 by 82.7. Akron: 15 by 71.3. Buffalo: 15 by 55.1. Ohio: 9 by 5.1. Central Michigan: 17 by 55.8. Western Michigan: 9 by 63. Bowling Green: 6 by 44.3. Northern Illinois: 14 by 56.5
Split Comparison
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Wins88 · Games = 3 · +15.3 vs Losses
Losses72.8 · Games = 8 · -15.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
82.7 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Northern Illinois | L 21-31 | 12 | 61 | 5.10 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 5.9 |
| Wed 11/16 | @ Bowling Green | L 7-42 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Wed 11/9 | vs Western Michigan | L 21-37 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6.1 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Central Michigan | W 27-24 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Ohio | L 10-14 | 6 | -2 | -0.30 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1.2 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Buffalo | W 44-20 | 13 | 58 | 4.50 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Akron150 scrimmage yards | L 27-31 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 10 | 181 | 13.2 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Alabama | L 0-48 | 6 | 52 | 8.70 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Monmouth | W 27-7 | 12 | 59 | 4.90 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina A&T | L 36-39 | 13 | 37 | 2.80 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Penn State | L 13-33 | 13 | 82 | 6.30 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6.5 |
Player Story
Justin Rankin story
Justin Rankin built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a running back from Oberlin, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Justin Rankin's career was his backfield work: 1,575 rushing yards, 348 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 773 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Kent State. 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 1 passing yard, 773 receiving yards, and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Justin Rankin 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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Kent State
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 846 | 53.2 | 24 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 801 | 47.5 | 25.9 | -45 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 701 | 40.2 | 19.2 | -100 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 54-14
Win with 169 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
169
Scrimmage Yards
87.1 takeover
169 scrimmage yards and 21.5 usage.
#2
vs Ohio
Week 6 · L 26-27 · Conference game
152
Scrimmage Yards
84.9 takeover
Loss with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
152 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
#3
vs Akron
Week 5 · L 27-31 · Conference game
198
Scrimmage Yards
80.9 takeover
Loss with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
198 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 12 · L 23-42 · Conference game
131
Scrimmage Yards
80.6 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
131 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 10 · L 16-44 · Conference game
99
Scrimmage Yards
78.2 takeover
Loss with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
99 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Kent State
801 primary output · 47.5 efficiency · 25.9 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
71
846 primary · 53.2 efficiency · 24 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Kent State
57.8
701 primary · 40.2 efficiency · 19.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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