Alexander Horvath: RB · Purdue · #40.
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Alexander Horvath
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Fourth year in the same backfield at Purdue. On tape: 81 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards against Oregon State, Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
25.6% of carries overall (89/347) → 23.4% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/64) — 73.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
7 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (70.0%). 6 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (35.3%).
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-21vs Oregon State | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 81 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 49-0@ UConn | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-23@ Nebraska | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 40-29vs No. 5 Michigan State | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-59@ No. 6 Ohio State | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | W 32-14vs Northwestern | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-7vs Indiana | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 74 | 262 | 3.5 | 3 | 24 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 30-21
vs Oregon State
81 rush yds (21 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 11 yds
With J. Plummer — 313 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.2 · J. Ansell — 37 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%73 carriesFumble rate
1.1%1 of 91 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.5 yds/carry on 91 carries · 6% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
4 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 21-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 51.3 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 22.7 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 44.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 34.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
60.1%
576 pass / 383 run
Plays / game
79.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
615 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Purdue, 1,181 rushing yards — drafted at #260 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
A stat line in 29 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Brohm.
Next stop · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 5th NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 5th NFL season
