Player Dossier

2017-2019

Maryland

Javon Leake

RB • 6'0" • 206 lbs • Greensboro, NC, USA

Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency

Javon Leake leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 68.2 efficiency.

Usage / Role

42%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

61

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

38

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

80

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Maryland

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Maryland
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Player Story

Javon Leake built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a running back from Greensboro, NC wearing No. 20, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Javon Leake's career was his backfield work: 1,144...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.9083

Troup County · LaGrange, GA

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Javon Leake, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Maryland. Javon Leake leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 68.2 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,203
Rushing yards
1,144
Receiving yards
59
Touchdowns
23

Quick Answers

Javon Leake quick answers

Latest team and position
Maryland · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,203
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 30 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Maryland
Top game
Indiana
Recruit profile
4-star · Troup County · Clemson
High school pipeline
Troup County · 17 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 20 · Junior
2019 Scrimmage yards rank
791 scrimmage yards · RB 116th (top 18%) · Big Ten 23rd (top 9%) · National 220th (top 9%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonMaryland799990222.7
2018 Regular SeasonMaryland113133094937.6
2019 Regular SeasonMaryland12791736551270.4

Related Context

Javon Leake played RB for Maryland. Across 3 tracked seasons, Javon Leake recorded 1,144 rushing yards, 59 receiving yards, and 9 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Maryland.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Maryland paired 791 primary output with 68.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 68.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2019 Regular Season · Maryland

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

65.9

Efficiency

68.2

Usage

19.2

Consistency

58.6

Best Game by takeover score

Indiana

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Howard: 38. Syracuse: 107. Temple: 53. Penn State: 10. Rutgers: 68. Purdue: 112. Indiana: 166. Minnesota: 44. Michigan: 38. Ohio State: 55. Nebraska: 80. Michigan State: 20

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 5 by 79.6. Syracuse: 7 by 100. Temple: 9 by 69.1. Penn State: 6 by 17.4. Rutgers: 6 by 97.2. Purdue: 9 by 100. Indiana: 26 by 69.5. Minnesota: 7 by 65.5. Michigan: 9 by 44. Ohio State: 9 by 63.7. Nebraska: 8 by 91.7. Michigan State: 10 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins71 · Games = 3 · +6.8 vs Losses
Losses64.2 · Games = 9 · -6.8 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

Indiana

Best efficiency game

100 vs Purdue

Result
Sat 11/30@ Michigan StateL 16-191020202
Sat 11/23vs NebraskaL 7-5488010110
Sat 11/9@ Ohio StateL 14-739556.1006.1
Sat 11/2vs MichiganL 7-389384.2004.2
Sat 10/26@ MinnesotaL 10-527446.3006.3
Sat 10/19vs Indiana100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 28-34231586.902386.4
Sat 10/12@ PurdueL 14-4077911.30123312.4
Sat 10/5@ Rutgers2+ TDW 48-75651321311.3
Sat 9/28vs Penn StateL 0-596101.7001.7
Sat 9/14@ TempleL 17-208577.1001-45.9
Sat 9/7vs Syracuse100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 63-20710715.30215.3
Sat 8/31vs HowardW 79-03237.7002157.6

Player Story

Javon Leake story

Javon Leake built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a running back from Greensboro, NC wearing No. 20, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Javon Leake's career was his backfield work: 1,144 rushing yards, 145 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 59 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 59 receiving yards, 9 tackles, and 1,445 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Javon Leake's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Maryland

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonMaryland99612.7
2018 Regular SeasonMaryland31359.66.1214
2019 Regular SeasonMaryland79168.219.2478

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Indiana

Week 8 · L 28-34 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

166

Scrimmage Yards

89.8 takeover

166 scrimmage yards and 48.1 usage.

#2

vs Illinois

Week 9 · W 63-33 · Conference game

140

Scrimmage Yards

74.5 takeover

Win with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

140 scrimmage yards and 8.2 usage.

#3

vs Towson

Week 2 · W 63-17

78

Scrimmage Yards

74.3 takeover

Win with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78 scrimmage yards and 8 usage.

#4

@ Purdue

Week 7 · L 14-40 · Conference game

112

Scrimmage Yards

74 takeover

Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 19.1 usage.

#5

vs Nebraska

Week 13 · L 7-54 · Conference game

80

Scrimmage Yards

66.7 takeover

Loss with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

80 scrimmage yards and 21.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Maryland

791 primary output · 68.2 efficiency · 19.2 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · Maryland

37.6

313 primary · 59.6 efficiency · 6.1 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Maryland

22.7

99 primary · 61 efficiency · 2.7 usage

Milestones

3

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games