Player Profile

Janari Dean

RB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Batesville, MS, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Janari Dean leans balanced backfield option traits and 30.1 efficiency.

Usage Score

12.4

Efficiency

30.1

Consistency

49.5

Season Value

48

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Mississippi State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Primary stop by seasons
Mississippi State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Janari Dean, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Janari Dean leans balanced backfield option traits and 30.1 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 30.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Mississippi State, Southern Miss.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Win with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2022 Postseason · Southern Miss

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

22.6

Efficiency

30.1

Usage

12.4

Consistency

49.5

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rice: 12. Liberty: 4. Miami: 11. Unknown: 33. Tulane: 7. Troy: 16. Arkansas State: 43. Texas State: 32. Louisiana: 18. UL Monroe: 50

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 4 by 31.3. Liberty: 3 by 13.9. Miami: 2 by 22.9. Unknown: 9 by 36.4. Tulane: 4 by 18.2. Troy: 4 by 35.4. Arkansas State: 9 by 49.8. Texas State: 13 by 25.6. Louisiana: 9 by 20.8. UL Monroe: 11 by 47.1

Split Comparison

Wins27 · n=6 · +16.7 vs Losses
Losses10.3 · n=3 · -16.7 vs Wins
First Half13.4 · n=5 · -18.4 vs Second Half
Second Half31.8 · n=5 · +18.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UL Monroe

Best efficiency game

49.8 vs Arkansas State

Result
Sat 12/17vs RiceW 38-24412303
Sat 11/26@ UL MonroeW 20-1010454.500154.5
Thu 10/27vs LouisianaW 39-24918212
Sat 10/22@ Texas StateW 20-1413322.5012.5
Sat 10/15vs Arkansas StateW 20-199434.8014.8
Sat 10/8@ TroyL 10-2713303134
Sat 9/24@ TulaneW 27-24471.8001.8
Sat 9/17vs Unknown8273.400163.7
Sat 9/10@ MiamiL 7-3010001115.5
Sat 9/3vs LibertyL 27-29341.3001.3

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Mississippi State

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Southern Miss

    2022

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMississippi State0
2021 Regular SeasonMississippi State000
2022 PostseasonSouthern Miss22630.112.4226
2022 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss22630.112.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UL Monroe

Win with 50 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

50

Primary metric

50 scrimmage yards and 19.3 usage.

#2

Arkansas State

43

Primary metric

Win with 43 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

43 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

#3

Unknown

33

Primary metric

Game with 33 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

33 scrimmage yards and 15.3 usage.

#4

Texas State

32

Primary metric

Win with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

32 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.

#5

Troy

16

Primary metric

Loss with 16 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

16 scrimmage yards and 8.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Mississippi State

0 primary output · efficiency · 0 usage

50

#2

2022 Postseason · Southern Miss

48

226 primary · 30.1 efficiency · 12.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Southern Miss

48

226 primary · 30.1 efficiency · 12.4 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8848

South Panola · Batesville, MS

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

226

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 12 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career rushing yards
191