Player Career

Josh Cleveland Career Story

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

Player Story

Josh Cleveland story

Josh Cleveland built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a running back from Austin, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Josh Cleveland's career was his backfield work: 1,442 rushing yards, 248 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 142 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Bowling Green. 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 142 receiving yards and 27 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Bowling Green.

The arc is straightforward: Josh Cleveland 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

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

  1. 1

    Bowling Green

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonBowling Green69052.915.8
2017 Regular SeasonBowling Green89455.523.9204

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Eastern Michigan

Week 13 · L 31-34 · Conference game

Loss with 159 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

159

Scrimmage Yards

93.1 takeover

159 scrimmage yards and 30.8 usage.

#2

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 3 · L 21-41

155

Scrimmage Yards

84.3 takeover

Loss with 155 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

155 scrimmage yards and 24.1 usage.

#3

@ Miami (OH)

Week 6 · W 37-29 · Conference game

117

Scrimmage Yards

75.5 takeover

Win with 117 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

117 scrimmage yards and 18.9 usage.

#4

vs Kent State

Week 12 · W 42-7 · Conference game

137

Scrimmage Yards

73.8 takeover

Win with 137 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

137 scrimmage yards and 11.5 usage.

#5

vs Akron

Week 5 · L 23-34 · Conference game

109

Scrimmage Yards

72.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

109 scrimmage yards and 34.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green

894 primary output · 55.5 efficiency · 23.9 usage

73

#2

2016 Regular Season · Bowling Green

55.5

690 primary · 52.9 efficiency · 15.8 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

2

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games