Anthony McFarland Jr.: RB · Maryland · #5.
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Anthony McFarland Jr.
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. The two seasons at Maryland span two head coaches: Matt Canada and Mike Locksley. One game to point at: 134 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards against Michigan State — Week 14, 2019.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
38.9% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 26.3% of his carries. 4 carries for 4 yds vs Purdue; 8 for 134 vs Michigan State.
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
5 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (45.5%). 10 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (55.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 79-0vs Howard | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-20vs No. 21 Syracuse | 14 | 75 | 5.4 | 2 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20@ Temple | 26 | 132 | 5.1 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-59vs No. 12 Penn State | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-7@ Rutgers | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 2 | 80 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-40@ Purdue | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-52@ No. 17 Minnesota | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-38vs No. 14 Michigan | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-73@ No. 3 Ohio State | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-54vs Nebraska | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-19@ Michigan State | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 1 | 63 | Season-high 134 yds |
| Total | 114 | 614 | 5.4 | 8 | 80 |
Week 2 · 2019
W 63-20
vs Syracuse
75 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 45 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 43-point win at home against Syracuse.
With J. Jackson — 296 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 84.7 · J. Leake — 107 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
35%114 carriesFumble rate
0.9%1 of 114 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 114 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 42.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 67.0 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 56.7 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 54.8 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
44.9%
342 pass / 420 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.8%
398 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
114 carries and 17 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Maryland, 1,648 rushing yards — drafted at #124 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Canada → Mike Locksley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 7th NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 7th NFL season
