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Jabari Small

#2Jabari Small

Jabari Small is a Committee Back for Tennessee. Jabari's 2023 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 100 plays — a developing rate for the RB.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.52
    Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.41
    Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Jabari Small's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Rushing
475 Rush yards2 Rush TD95 Carries5.0 Yards/carry
Receiving
7 Receptions40 Rec yards0 Rec TD5.7 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs RB peers

  • Efficiency0
  • Volume39
  • Explosiveness40
  • Consistency5
  • Receiving36
Player type
Committee Back

Part of a rotation — contributes in a complementary role and keeps the featured back fresh.

Rotational roleSituational use
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg
Game-to-game consistency5th %ile · below avg
Key findings
  • Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
  • High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
  • Production faded as the season progressed — 0.33 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
  • Peak game: 0.75 EPA/play in Wk 4 vs UTSA (SP+ 5).

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗
Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+0.7500.75Wk 1 vs Virginia: +0.16 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Austin Peay: +0.39 EPA/play2Wk 3 vs Florida: -0.20 EPA/play3Wk 4 vs UTSA: +0.75 EPA/play4Wk 5 vs South Carolina: +0.45 EPA/play5Wk 7 vs Texas A&M: -0.35 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Alabama: -0.19 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Kentucky: -0.03 EPA/play9Wk 11 vs Missouri: -0.18 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Georgia: +0.26 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs Vanderbilt: +0.04 EPA/play13
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+CarRush YdsAvgRush TDRecRec YdsRec TDEPA/play
1vsVirginiaW49-13-10.813675.2031300.16
2vsAustin PeayW30-1313957.3011400.39
3@FloridaL16-296.87355.00110-0.20
4vsUTSAW45-145.49616.810.75
5vsSouth CarolinaW41-204.311595.410.45
7vsTexas A&MW20-1315.612423.50-0.35
8@AlabamaL20-3423.18243.00-0.19
9@KentuckyW33-2710.59323.60180-0.03
11@MissouriL7-3619.3351.70-0.18
12vsGeorgiaL10-3831.26254.201400.26
13vsVanderbiltW48-24-12.74307.500.04

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
13.6%
Passing plays
2.7%
Rushing plays
24.0%
Standard downs
14.8%
Passing downs
11.0%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.13
Passing downs
0.09
Pass / Rush EPA
-0.28 / 0.17

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.