Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/25Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (16.0%).
Amari Latimer
Rushing yards178267th of 278 running backsLast gameW 24–20at TCU · Oct 24
Nextat Texas TechSat Nov 7 · 9:30 pm ET
- touchdown
Iowa State · L 42-45
No carries.
TCU · W 24-20
3 carries, 12 yards
The other 6 games average 28 yards. This one was 16 below.
Latimer has carries in 7 of West Virginia’s 8 games: none against Iowa State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
This week
- RecordWest Virginia is 5-3.
- From the game thread
“I don’t understand it when we have Amari Latimer just standing over on the side lines.”
- Next gameat Texas Tech · Sat Nov 7
A play of his this season
Amari Latimer
On tape: 55 rushing yards and 44 receiving yards against Arizona, Week 6, 2026.
178 rushing yards · 3 rushing TD · 40 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Wears you down at the goal line.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
What fans said
Fans first named Amari Latimer vs Coastal Carolina.
- How much fans talked in a game against the usual
- The usual, named once in the key
- A fan first, numbered by kind (1 first named)
vs Cincinnati, Oct 17Cook can be very good, but I think Latimer is starting to overtake him. Should be getting more carries now. He's a bulldozer.West Virginia fan, r/CFB game thread
vs Arizona, Oct 10I hate to say but we’re in that era, check Latimer’s betting apps.West Virginia fan, r/CFB game thread
at Virginia, Sep 19Latimer just flew in there.West Virginia fan, r/CFB game thread
Where to follow
The latest game
Against TCU on Oct. 24: 3 carries for 12 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 40 carries for 178 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- W 24-20 at TCU3 carries, 12 yds
- W 45-42 vs Cincinnati4 carries, 14 yds, 1 TD
- L 31-52 vs Arizona13 carries, 55 yds, 1 TD
- L 24-41 vs Oklahoma State8 carries, 31 yds
- W 38-27 vs Virginia1 carry, 1 yds
- W 52-7 vs UT Martin5 carries, 33 yds, 1 TD
- W 31-24 vs Coastal Carolina6 carries, 32 yds
a carry, by its yardsa loss, below the linea catcha touchdown
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 40 | 178 | 4.5 | 3 | 29 |
| Career | 40 | 178 | 4.5 | 3 | 29 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 29 |
| Career | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 0 | 29 |
Last game (Wk 8): 12 rushing yards.
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs UT Martin | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-27vs No. 25 Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-41vs Oklahoma State | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-52vs Arizona | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 55 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 45-42vs Cincinnati | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20@ TCU | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 40 | 178 | 4.5 | 3 | 29 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2026
L 31-52
vs Arizona
55 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 44 yds
With M. Hawkins Jr. — 219 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 62.9 · 98 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD · C. Cook — 141 rush yds (34 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 18 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Oklahoma State · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA −4.49A.Latimer rush middle for 2 yards loss (S.Clements; K.Huddleston), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 6 · Arizona · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA −4.11Hawkins Jr. to Latimer: a 1-yard pass.
- Week 6 · Arizona · 2nd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +2.83A.Latimer rush right for 20 yards gain (Q.Olson)
- Week 2 · UT Martin · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.79A.Latimer rush middle for 29 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 6 · Arizona · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.65Hawkins Jr. to Latimer: a 29-yard pass.
- Week 6 · Arizona · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +2.07A.Latimer rush middle for 2 yards gain for a touchdown
4 more plays
- Week 7 · Cincinnati · 1st and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.46A.Latimer rush middle for 3 yards gain for a touchdown
- Week 1 · Coastal Carolina · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.38A.Latimer rush middle for 2 yards gain (M.Pulliam; I.Diawara)
- Week 4 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.19A.Latimer rush middle for 3 yards gain (J.Williams; E.Wesloski)
- Week 6 · Arizona · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.15A.Latimer rush middle for 3 yards gain (C.Chapa)
Where he ranks
Rush yards178267thAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Yards / carry4.5tied for 182ndAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Rush TDs3tied for 136thAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Long run29tied for 191stAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Carries40tied for 274thAmong 278 backs with 40 or more carries
Rec yards8789thAmong 273 backs with 40 or more carries
Receptions6tied for 179thAmong 273 backs with 40 or more carries
363rd in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
39 of 40 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
51%39 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds13%of carries
5 carries
Grind
1–3 yds44%of carries
17 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds36%of carries
14 carries
Explosive
10+ yds8%of carries
3 carries
4 of 5 (80%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 4 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.5 yds/carry on 40 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2026West Virginia5-3HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 33.0 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Road1g | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 27.7 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
27.7%
164 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
74.1
8 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
190 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
40 carries and 6 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
44 · #196 of 330 RBs · through 7 games
Former four-star. Now #196 at the position.
First season at West Virginia, 7 games
- 2026 West Virginia RodriguezYear 1 · 7 games
- High school Sandy CreekTyrone, GA · Class of 2026Four-star, No. 279 in the 2026 class. Signed with West Virginia.Also from Sandy Creek: Dalen Penson (Georgia Tech), Joey Hunter (Sam Houston), Marcellius Pulliam (Coastal Carolina) and 8 more.
2026 7 games
- Signed with West VirginiaFour-star, out of Sandy Creek