Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Rice
Juma Otoviano
RB • 5'10" • 203 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Juma Otoviano leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player Story
Juma Otoviano built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a running back from Arlington, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Juma Otoviano's career was his backfield work: 1,408...
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- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Juma Otoviano, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Rice. Juma Otoviano leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,628
- Rushing yards
- 1,408
- Receiving yards
- 220
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Juma Otoviano quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,628
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Martin · Rice
- High school pipeline
- Martin · 45 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 426 scrimmage yards · RB 226th (top 33%) · American Athletic 58th (top 22%) · National 551st (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 364 | 364 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 3 | 151 | 114 | 37 | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rice | 2 | 203 | 195 | 8 | 0 | 71.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 10.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Rice | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 55.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 455 | 391 | 64 | 2 | 55.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | Rice | 12 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 412 | 312 | 100 | 4 | 59.2 |
Related Context
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Juma Otoviano played RB for Rice. Across 6 tracked seasons, Juma Otoviano recorded 1,408 rushing yards, 220 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Rice paired 203 primary output with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 38.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Loss with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Rice
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
35.5
Efficiency
38.5
Usage
17.2
Consistency
58.7
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 14. Texas: 14. Houston: 54. Texas Southern: 33. South Florida: 28. East Carolina: 11. UConn: 67. Tulsa: 50. Tulane: 52. SMU: 16. UTSA: 16. Florida Atlantic: 71
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 7 by 20.8. Texas: 7 by 9.4. Houston: 11 by 32.3. Texas Southern: 10 by 34.4. South Florida: 7 by 35.4. East Carolina: 2 by 57.3. UConn: 10 by 77.9. Tulsa: 11 by 49.5. Tulane: 10 by 48.1. SMU: 7 by 23.8. UTSA: 7 by 23.8. Florida Atlantic: 15 by 49.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins43.8 · Games = 5 · +14.2 vs Losses
Losses29.6 · Games = 7 · -14.2 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
UConn
Best efficiency game
77.9 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/26 | vs Texas State | L 21-45 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 24-21 | 15 | 71 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ UTSA | L 14-34 | 7 | 16 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs SMU | L 31-36 | 7 | 16 | 2.30 | 0 | — | — | 2.3 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Tulane2+ TD | L 28-30 | 9 | 38 | 4.20 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5.2 |
| Thu 10/19 | @ Tulsa | W 42-10 | 9 | 44 | 4.90 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs UConn2+ TD | L 31-38 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs East Carolina | W 24-17 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ South Florida | L 29-42 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 4 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Texas Southern | W 59-7 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Houston | W 43-41 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 4.9 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Texas | L 10-37 | 6 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
Player Story
Juma Otoviano story
Juma Otoviano built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a running back from Arlington, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of Juma Otoviano's career was his backfield work: 1,408 rushing yards, 314 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 220 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 220 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 544 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Juma Otoviano's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Rice
2018-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212022202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 364 | 47.3 | 15.5 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 151 | 32.5 | 26.6 | -213 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rice | 203 | 45.4 | 37.3 | 52 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 14 | 22.7 | 1.8 | -189 |
| 2022 Postseason | Rice | 470 | 57 | 11.1 | 456 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rice | 470 | 57 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Rice | 426 | 38.5 | 17.2 | -44 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Rice | 426 | 38.5 | 17.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Old Dominion
Week 13 · W 27-13 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
224
Scrimmage Yards
94.9 takeover
224 scrimmage yards and 51.9 usage.
#2
@ North Texas
Week 13 · L 17-21 · Conference game
142
Scrimmage Yards
85.5 takeover
Loss with 142 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
142 scrimmage yards and 26.3 usage.
#3
vs Marshall
Week 10 · L 7-20 · Conference game
75
Scrimmage Yards
83.4 takeover
Loss with 75 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
75 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.
#4
@ Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 30-6 · Conference game
111
Scrimmage Yards
82.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
111 scrimmage yards and 40.3 usage.
#5
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 8 · L 34-40 · Conference game
92
Scrimmage Yards
75.2 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
92 scrimmage yards and 34.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Rice
203 primary output · 45.4 efficiency · 37.3 usage
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#2
2023 Postseason · Rice
59.2
426 primary · 38.5 efficiency · 17.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Rice
59.2
426 primary · 38.5 efficiency · 17.2 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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