Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2017Bowling Green
Josh Cleveland
RB • 5'8" • 179 lbs • Austin, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Josh Cleveland leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Bowling Green
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player 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:...
Read the storyJosh Cleveland, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green. Josh Cleveland leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,584
- Rushing yards
- 1,442
- Receiving yards
- 142
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Josh Cleveland quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Bowling Green · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,584
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 894 scrimmage yards · RB 79th (top 14%) · Mid-American 14th (top 7%) · National 148th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 11 | 690 | 649 | 41 | 2 | 55.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 12 | 894 | 793 | 101 | 4 | 73 |
Related Context
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Josh Cleveland played RB for Bowling Green. Across 2 tracked seasons, Josh Cleveland recorded 1,442 rushing yards, 142 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Bowling Green.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Bowling Green paired 894 primary output with 55.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Loss with 159 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
74.5
Efficiency
55.5
Usage
23.9
Consistency
68.3
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 16. South Dakota: 98. Northwestern: 71. Middle Tennessee: 70. Akron: 109. Miami (OH): 117. Ohio: 101. Northern Illinois: 14. Kent State: 60. Buffalo: 32. Toledo: 47. Eastern Michigan: 159
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 8 by 20.8. South Dakota: 12 by 84. Northwestern: 14 by 49.3. Middle Tennessee: 13 by 42.2. Akron: 23 by 49.1. Miami (OH): 10 by 98.8. Ohio: 25 by 40.7. Northern Illinois: 5 by 29.2. Kent State: 17 by 36.8. Buffalo: 4 by 83.3. Toledo: 12 by 40.8. Eastern Michigan: 16 by 91.4
Split Comparison
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Wins88.5 · Games = 2 · +16.8 vs Losses
Losses71.7 · Games = 10 · -16.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
98.8 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | @ Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 31-34 | 15 | 150 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.9 |
| Thu 11/16 | vs Toledo | L 37-66 | 12 | 47 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Wed 11/8 | @ Buffalo | L 28-38 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8 |
| Wed 11/1 | @ Kent State | W 44-16 | 17 | 60 | 3.50 | 1 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Northern Illinois | L 17-48 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Ohio | L 30-48 | 22 | 84 | 3.80 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 4.0 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Miami (OH)100 rush yards | W 37-29 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 1 | — | — | 11.7 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Akron | L 23-34 | 20 | 94 | 4.70 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 13-24 | 12 | 38 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Northwestern | L 7-49 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs South Dakota | L 27-35 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8.2 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Michigan State | L 10-35 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
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
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Bowling Green
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 690 | 52.9 | 15.8 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 894 | 55.5 | 23.9 | 204 |
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
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#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
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2+ TD games
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