Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2019Maryland
Anthony McFarland Jr.
RB • 5'9" • 198 lbs • Hyattsville, MD, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Anthony McFarland Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Player Story
Anthony McFarland Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a running back from Hyattsville, MD wearing No. 5, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Anthony McFarland Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 18
- Overall
- No. 124
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Anthony McFarland Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Maryland. Anthony McFarland Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 48.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,847
- Rushing yards
- 1,648
- Receiving yards
- 199
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Anthony McFarland Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,847
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Maryland
- Top game
- Ohio State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · DeMatha Catholic · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- DeMatha Catholic · 82 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 4 · Pick 18 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Sophomore
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 740 scrimmage yards · RB 130th (top 20%) · Big Ten 26th (top 10%) · National 250th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 1,107 | 1,034 | 73 | 4 | 69 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 740 | 614 | 126 | 9 | 61 |
Related Context
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Anthony McFarland Jr. played RB for Maryland. Across 2 tracked seasons, Anthony McFarland Jr. recorded 1,648 rushing yards, 199 receiving yards, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Maryland paired 1,107 primary output with 60.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 48.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
67.3
Efficiency
48.9
Usage
24.5
Consistency
58.4
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 32. Syracuse: 120. Temple: 132. Penn State: 31. Rutgers: 90. Purdue: 22. Minnesota: 58. Michigan: 69. Ohio State: 10. Nebraska: 38. Michigan State: 138
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 7 by 37.8. Syracuse: 16 by 64.7. Temple: 26 by 52.9. Penn State: 12 by 27.4. Rutgers: 8 by 96.9. Purdue: 6 by 21.5. Minnesota: 13 by 42.3. Michigan: 15 by 46. Ohio State: 8 by 12.5. Nebraska: 11 by 36.3. Michigan State: 9 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins80.7 · Games = 3 · +18.4 vs Losses
Losses62.3 · Games = 8 · -18.4 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
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Michigan State100 rush yards | L 16-19 | 8 | 134 | 16.80 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15.3 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Nebraska | L 7-54 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Ohio State | L 14-73 | 6 | 7 | 1.20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Michigan | L 7-38 | 14 | 60 | 4.30 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Minnesota | L 10-52 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Purdue | L 14-40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Rutgers2+ TD | W 48-7 | 7 | 87 | 12.40 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11.3 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Penn State | L 0-59 | 9 | 24 | 2.70 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.6 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Temple100 rush yards | L 17-20 | 26 | 132 | 5.10 | 1 | — | — | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Syracuse2+ TD | W 63-20 | 14 | 75 | 5.40 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 7.5 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Howard2+ TD | W 79-0 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4.6 |
Player Story
Anthony McFarland Jr. story
Anthony McFarland Jr. built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a running back from Hyattsville, MD wearing No. 5, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Anthony McFarland Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 1,648 rushing yards, 245 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 199 receiving yards across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Maryland. 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 199 receiving yards and 40 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 Maryland.
The arc is straightforward: Anthony McFarland Jr. 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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Maryland
2018-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 1,107 | 60.7 | 22.2 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 740 | 48.9 | 24.5 | -367 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio State
Week 12 · L 51-52 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
298
Scrimmage Yards
100 takeover
298 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 14 · L 16-19 · Conference game
138
Scrimmage Yards
87.6 takeover
Loss with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
138 scrimmage yards and 22 usage.
#3
@ Temple
Week 3 · L 17-20
132
Scrimmage Yards
82.9 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
132 scrimmage yards and 41.9 usage.
#4
@ Indiana
Week 11 · L 32-34 · Conference game
210
Scrimmage Yards
82 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
210 scrimmage yards and 39.7 usage.
#5
vs Syracuse
Week 2 · W 63-20
120
Scrimmage Yards
73.6 takeover
Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
120 scrimmage yards and 24.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Maryland
1,107 primary output · 60.7 efficiency · 22.2 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Maryland
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740 primary · 48.9 efficiency · 24.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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