Janari Dean

RB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Batesville, MS, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Janari Dean leans balanced backfield option traits and 30.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

21%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Southern Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: Mississippi State • Southern Miss
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Player Story

Janari Dean built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a running back from Batesville, MS wearing No. 28, spending time with Mississippi State and Southern Miss. The clearest part of Janari Dean's career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8848

South Panola · Batesville, MS

Committed To: Mississippi State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2020

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Latest team and position: Southern Miss · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 226
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
Best season: 2022 Postseason · Southern Miss
Top game: UL Monroe
Recruit profile: 3-star · South Panola · Mississippi State
High school pipeline: South Panola · 26 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 28 · Sophomore
2022 Scrimmage yards rank: 226 scrimmage yards · RB 349th (top 51%) · Sun Belt 90th (top 32%) · National 967th (top 37%)

Janari Dean played RB for Mississippi State and Southern Miss. Across 3 tracked seasons, Janari Dean recorded 191 rushing yards, 35 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Southern Miss.

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