#2Terry Swanson

RB·Toledo·20172.4 pts line valueDay 3 (Rds 4–7)

Terry Swanson is a Featured Back for Toledo. Terry's 2017 season ranks in the 25th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 252 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 Terry Swanson'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.

2017 Production

Rushing

1363 Rush yards14 Rush TD242 Carries5.6 Yards/carry

Receiving

20 Receptions194 Rec yards0 Rec TD9.7 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2017 · vs RB peers

Efficiency25
Volume81
Explosiveness52
Consistency63
Receiving36

Player type

Featured Back

The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.

Primary ball carrierHigh volumeGoal-line threat

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)25th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency63th %ile · average

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used RBs by play share.
▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.13 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 0.51 EPA/play in Wk 9 vs Ball State (SP+ -20).

Historical Comparables · RB · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Saquon Barkley	Penn State	2016	288	0.340	3.9	97.9
Dalvin Cook	Florida State	2016	292	0.340	4.3	99.3
Breece Hall	Iowa State	2020	301	0.340	4.5	102.3
Eno Benjamin	Arizona State	2018	316	0.330	4.6	104.3
Hassan Haskins	Michigan	2021	280	0.380	4.8	106.4

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Car	Rush Yds	Avg	Rush TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	EPA/play
1	vsElon	W47-13	—	11	36	3.3	2	2	28	0	0.41
2	@Nevada	W37-24	-16.4	27	101	3.7	2	2	16	0	0.07
3	vsTulsa	W54-51	-10.7	19	139	7.3	1	1	3	0	0.26
4	@Miami	L30-52	17.4	20	79	4.0	0	1	11	0	0.10
7	@Central Michigan	W30-10	-8.6	23	145	6.3	2	1	6	0	0.25
8	vsAkron	W48-21	-17.6	20	123	6.2	0	2	29	0	0.34
9	@Ball State	W58-17	-19.7	11	105	9.5	1	—	—	—	0.51
10	vsNorthern Illinois	W27-17	-1.4	29	116	4.0	3	1	3	0	0.10
11	@Ohio	L10-38	3.3	6	9	1.5	0	1	8	0	-0.45
12	@Bowling Green	W66-37	-10.0	23	192	8.3	0	1	1	0	0.38
13	vsWestern Michigan	W37-10	-2.4	21	94	4.5	1	4	57	0	0.10
14	vsAkron	W45-28	-17.6	21	180	8.6	2	1	6	0	0.42
1	vsApp State	L0-34	3.8	11	44	4.0	0	3	26	0	0.04

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

28.5%

Passing plays

5.7%

Rushing plays

48.4%

Standard downs

33.9%

Passing downs

16.7%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.13
Passing downs: 0.59
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.62 / 0.17

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

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg

EPA per play · 2017 · 13 games

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.