Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2012Hawai'i
John Lister
RB • 6'0" • Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
John Lister leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
39
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Player Story
John Lister built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a running back from Thousand Oaks, CA wearing No. 34, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of John Lister's career was his backfield work: 166...
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- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
John Lister, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Hawai'i. John Lister leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 297
- Rushing yards
- 166
- Receiving yards
- 131
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
John Lister quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 297
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- New Mexico
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Thousand Oaks · Hawai'i
- High school pipeline
- Thousand Oaks · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 34 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 273 scrimmage yards · RB 248th (top 51%) · Mountain West 61st (top 34%) · National 783rd (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 26.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8 | 273 | 149 | 124 | 4 | 62.2 |
Related Context
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John Lister played RB for Hawai'i. Across 3 tracked seasons, John Lister recorded 166 rushing yards, 131 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 273 primary output with 47.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 75th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Games
8
Scrimmage Yards / G
34.1
Efficiency
47.5
Usage
12.8
Consistency
64.7
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Lamar: 55. Nevada: 27. BYU: 8. San Diego State: 9. New Mexico: 52. Colorado State: 62. Fresno State: 32. Boise State: 28
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Lamar: 10 by 57.3. Nevada: 8 by 32.8. BYU: 2 by 35.4. San Diego State: 2 by 46.9. New Mexico: 12 by 36.8. Colorado State: 6 by 55.6. Fresno State: 3 by 94.4. Boise State: 12 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins55 · Games = 1 · +23.9 vs Losses
Losses31.1 · Games = 7 · -23.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
94.4 vs Fresno State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/11 | vs Boise State | L 14-49 | 9 | 16 | 1.80 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2.3 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Fresno State | L 10-45 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10.7 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Colorado State | L 27-42 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 10.3 |
| Sun 10/14 | vs New Mexico | L 23-35 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 4.3 |
| Sun 10/7 | @ San Diego State | L 14-52 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ BYU | L 0-47 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Sun 9/23 | vs Nevada | L 24-69 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.4 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Lamar2+ TD | W 54-2 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 2 | — | — | 5.5 |
Player Story
John Lister story
John Lister built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a running back from Thousand Oaks, CA wearing No. 34, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of John Lister's career was his backfield work: 166 rushing yards, 48 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 131 receiving yards across 11 career games in the available record. His career also includes 131 receiving yards and 43 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John Lister's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Hawai'i
2010-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 24 | 26.5 | 5.2 | 24 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 273 | 47.5 | 12.8 | 249 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico
Week 7 · L 23-35 · Conference game
Loss with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
64.5 takeover
52 scrimmage yards and 25.5 usage.
#2
vs Lamar
Week 3 · W 54-2
55
Scrimmage Yards
64.3 takeover
Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.
#3
@ Colorado State
Week 9 · L 27-42 · Conference game
62
Scrimmage Yards
60.4 takeover
Loss with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 9 usage.
#4
vs UC Davis
Week 4 · W 56-14
17
Scrimmage Yards
57.4 takeover
Win with 17 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
17 scrimmage yards and 4.6 usage.
#5
@ Fresno State
Week 10 · L 10-45 · Conference game
32
Scrimmage Yards
53.9 takeover
Loss with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
32 scrimmage yards and 5.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Hawai'i
273 primary output · 47.5 efficiency · 12.8 usage
62.2
#2
2011 Regular Season · Hawai'i
26.5
24 primary · 26.5 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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