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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Illinois
Mike Epstein
RB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Mike Epstein leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
49
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Player Story
Mike Epstein built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 26, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Mike Epstein's career was his backfield work:...
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- Jan 1, 2024
Mike Epstein, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Illinois. Mike Epstein leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,450
- Rushing yards
- 1,270
- Receiving yards
- 180
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Mike Epstein quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,450
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- South Florida
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Calvary Christian
- High school pipeline
- Calvary Christian · 6 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Senior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 113 scrimmage yards · RB 430th (top 63%) · Big Ten 150th (top 53%) · National 1,348th (top 53%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 5 | 405 | 346 | 59 | 4 | 76.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 497 | 411 | 86 | 3 | 68.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 390 | 361 | 29 | 4 | 61.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 113 | 107 | 6 | 1 | 50.1 |
Related Context
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Mike Epstein played RB for Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Mike Epstein recorded 1,270 rushing yards, 180 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Illinois paired 405 primary output with 67 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
2
Scrimmage Yards / G
56.5
Efficiency
42.7
Usage
22.3
Consistency
71.2
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 36. Nebraska: 77
Volume vs Efficiency
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Wins77 · Games = 1 · +41 vs Losses
Losses36 · Games = 1 · -41 vs Wins
Game Log
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Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
48.2 vs Nebraska
Player Story
Mike Epstein story
Mike Epstein built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 26, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Mike Epstein's career was his backfield work: 1,270 rushing yards, 220 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 180 receiving yards across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 180 receiving yards and 19 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mike Epstein's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 405 | 67 | 25.7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 497 | 69.7 | 16.2 | 92 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 45 | 58.6 | 13.1 | -452 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 390 | 48.8 | 20.5 | 345 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 113 | 42.7 | 22.3 | -277 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Florida
Week 3 · L 19-25
Loss with 169 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
88.6 takeover
169 scrimmage yards and 34.8 usage.
#2
vs Minnesota
Week 10 · L 14-41 · Conference game
108
Scrimmage Yards
87.1 takeover
Loss with 108 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
108 scrimmage yards and 26.2 usage.
#3
vs Western Kentucky
Week 2 · W 20-7
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Scrimmage Yards
82.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
111 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 12 · W 41-23 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
80 takeover
Win with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
113 scrimmage yards and 18.8 usage.
#5
@ South Florida
Week 3 · L 23-47
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Scrimmage Yards
78.3 takeover
Loss with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Illinois
405 primary output · 67 efficiency · 25.7 usage
76.5
#2
2018 Regular Season · Illinois
68.3
497 primary · 69.7 efficiency · 16.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
61.9
390 primary · 48.8 efficiency · 20.5 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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