Player Career

Jabari Small Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jabari Small story

Jabari Small built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Tennessee. The clearest part of Jabari Small's career was his backfield work: 2,118 rushing yards, 418 carries, 24 rushing touchdowns, and 247 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Tennessee. 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 247 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tennessee.

The arc is straightforward: Jabari Small 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tennessee

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020212021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonTennessee14150.48.8
2021 PostseasonTennessee86960.621.2728
2021 Regular SeasonTennessee86960.621.20
2022 PostseasonTennessee84050.221.1-29
2022 Regular SeasonTennessee84050.221.10
2023 Regular SeasonTennessee51550.316-325

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ LSU

Week 6 · W 40-13 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

130

Scrimmage Yards

86.3 takeover

130 scrimmage yards and 34.8 usage.

#2

@ Purdue

Week 1 · L 45-48 · Postseason

182

Scrimmage Yards

86 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

182 scrimmage yards and 30.3 usage.

#3

vs Austin Peay

Week 2 · W 30-13

109

Scrimmage Yards

84.5 takeover

Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

109 scrimmage yards and 26.4 usage.

#4

vs Florida

Week 4 · W 38-33 · Conference game

122

Scrimmage Yards

81.6 takeover

Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

122 scrimmage yards and 34.4 usage.

#5

@ Vanderbilt

Week 15 · W 42-17 · Conference game

57

Scrimmage Yards

72.6 takeover

Win with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

57 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Tennessee

869 primary output · 60.6 efficiency · 21.2 usage

71.3

#2

2021 Regular Season · Tennessee

71.3

869 primary · 60.6 efficiency · 21.2 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Tennessee

68.8

840 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 21.1 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

6

2+ TD games