Player Dossier

2009-2012

Miami (OH)

Justin Semmes

FB • 6'2" • Clarkston, MI, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Justin Semmes leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

13

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

9

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

28

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Miami (OH)
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Player Story

Justin Semmes built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a FB from Clarkston, MI wearing No. 46, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Justin Semmes' career was his backfield work: 223 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8533

Orchard View · Muskegon, MI

Committed To
Miami (OH)
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Justin Semmes, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH). Justin Semmes leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
335
Rushing yards
223
Receiving yards
112
Touchdowns
7

Quick Answers

Justin Semmes quick answers

Latest team and position
Miami (OH) · FB
Career Scrimmage Yards
335
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 17 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Top game
Akron
Recruit profile
3-star · Orchard View · Miami (OH)
High school pipeline
Orchard View · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 46 · Class 2012
2012 Scrimmage yards rank
71 scrimmage yards · FB 22nd (top 27%) · Mid-American 145th (top 62%) · National 1,412th (top 64%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)00000-
2010 PostseasonMiami (OH)4404030
2010 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)41138130
2011 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)724917079556.9
2012 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)6715021135.1

Related Context

Justin Semmes played FB for Miami (OH). Across 4 tracked seasons, Justin Semmes recorded 223 rushing yards, 112 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Miami (OH).

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

Miami (OH) paired 249 primary output with 60.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 38.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Loss with 23 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

Games

6

Scrimmage Yards / G

11.8

Efficiency

38.3

Usage

5.1

Consistency

59.1

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Ohio State: 23. Southern Illinois: 16. Boise State: 4. Massachusetts: 7. Akron: 20. Central Michigan: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ohio State: 6 by 32.2. Southern Illinois: 3 by 37.8. Boise State: 1 by 41.7. Massachusetts: 1 by 72.9. Akron: 6 by 34.7. Central Michigan: 1 by 10.4

Split Comparison

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

Wins14.3 · Games = 3 · +5 vs Losses
Losses9.3 · Games = 3 · -5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Ohio State

Best efficiency game

72.9 vs Massachusetts

Result
Sat 11/17@ Central MichiganL 16-3011101
Sat 9/29@ AkronW 56-496203.3013.3
Sat 9/22vs MassachusettsW 27-1617707
Sat 9/15@ Boise StateL 12-3914404
Sat 9/8vs Southern IllinoisW 30-14252.5001115.3
Sat 9/1@ Ohio StateL 10-565132.6001103.8

Player Story

Justin Semmes story

Justin Semmes built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a FB from Clarkston, MI wearing No. 46, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Justin Semmes' career was his backfield work: 223 rushing yards, 58 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 112 receiving yards across 17 career games in the available record. His career also includes 112 receiving yards and 44 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Justin Semmes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Miami (OH)

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)0
2010 PostseasonMiami (OH)1532.81.715
2010 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)1532.81.70
2011 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)24960.312234
2012 Regular SeasonMiami (OH)7138.35.1-178

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Akron

Week 10 · W 35-3 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

106

Scrimmage Yards

81.2 takeover

106 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.

#2

@ Temple

Week 11 · L 21-24 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

61.5 takeover

Loss with 69 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

69 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.

#3

@ Ohio State

Week 1 · L 10-56

23

Scrimmage Yards

55.3 takeover

Loss with 23 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

23 scrimmage yards and 11.8 usage.

#4

vs Colorado State

Week 3 · W 31-10

6

Scrimmage Yards

51.7 takeover

Win with 6 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

6 scrimmage yards and 1.8 usage.

#5

@ Akron

Week 5 · W 56-49 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

48.4 takeover

Win with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

20 scrimmage yards and 8.2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

249 primary output · 60.3 efficiency · 12 usage

56.9

#2

2012 Regular Season · Miami (OH)

35.1

71 primary · 38.3 efficiency · 5.1 usage

#3

2010 Postseason · Miami (OH)

30

15 primary · 32.8 efficiency · 1.7 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

1

2+ TD games