Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/20Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (20.0%).
- touchdown
Wake Forest · L 36-38
No carries.
UCLA · L 38-52
No carries.
Penn State · L 17-31
1 carry, 6 yards
The other 5 games average 31 yards. This one was 25 below.
Harris has carries in 6 of Purdue’s 8 games: none against Wake Forest and UCLA.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
This week
- RecordPurdue is 3-5.
- Next gamevs Maryland · Sat Nov 7
His most important play this season
Antonio Harris
Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Purdue. One game to point at: 65 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Washington — Week 7, 2026.
162 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 28 carries
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Wins in space out of the backfield.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
In the game threads
vs Washington, Oct 16okay, so we gotta keep Antonio Harris, Fame Ijeboi, and Ryan Browne after the seasonPurdue fan, r/CFB game threadNamed in
Where to follow
The latest game
Against Penn State on Oct. 31: 1 carry for 6 yards. In the 7 games drawn here: 28 carries for 162 yards.
First quarterSecond quarterThird quarterFourth quarter
- L 17-31 at Penn State1 carry, 6 yds
- L 26-38 vs Washington4 carries, 65 yds, 1 TD
- W 41-13 vs Minnesota8 carries, 23 yds
- W 24-17 at Illinois6 carries, 20 yds, 1 TD
- L 10-49 vs Notre Dame3 carries, 16 yds
- L 38-52 at UCLA0 carries, 0 yds
- W 44-19 vs Indiana State6 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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Last game (Wk 9): 6 rushing yards, 1 catch.
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 44-19vs Indiana State | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-52@ UCLA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-49vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17@ Illinois | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-13vs Minnesota | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-38vs Washington | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | 59 | Season-high 65 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Penn State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 28 | 162 | 5.8 | 2 | 59 |
Signature game
Week 7 · 2026
L 26-38
vs Washington
65 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
With R. Browne — 273 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 35.0 · 15 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · D. Drennan — 43.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Minnesota · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −5.86A.Harris rush middle for 0 yards to the Min40 (K.Brown), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 3 · UCLA · 4th and 8 · Q3 · EPA +4.48Drennan to Harris: a 47-yard pass.
- Week 4 · Notre Dame · 4th and 4 · Q1 · EPA −3.69A.Harris rush right for 3 yards gain (R.Dunham), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 5 · Illinois · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90A.Harris rush middle for 1 yard gain for a touchdown. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD R.Browne rush attempt Successful
- Week 7 · Washington · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90A.Harris rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UW 00 TOUCHDOWN
- Week 5 · Illinois · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.67A.Harris rush middle for 9 yards gain (M.Resetich)
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Minnesota · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.62A.Harris rush right for 10 yards gain to the Min49 (A.West). R.Sunram injured on the play
- Week 4 · Notre Dame · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +1.45A.Harris rush left for 8 yards gain (E.Long), out of bounds
- Week 5 · Illinois · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.20A.Harris rush right for 3 yards gain (D.John)
- Week 1 · Indiana State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.12A.Harris rush left for 13 yards gain (Z.Coleman)
Where he ranks
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from +4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Teams and coaches
2024Purdue1-11HC: Ryan Walters · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Purdue2-10HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
2026Purdue3-5HC: Barry Odom · Balanced
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 34.0 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 8.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 26.0 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Barry Odom
Pass share
50.8%
265 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
297 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
28 carries and 4 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
38 · #253 of 330 RBs · through 7 games
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #35 of 44 Big Ten RBs
How the All-Big Ten base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Three seasons at Purdue
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Purdue OdomYear 3 · 7 games
- 2025 Purdue OdomYear 2 · 12 games
- 2024 Purdue WaltersYear 1 · 1 game
- High school CastleChandler, IN
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ryan Walters
Purdue
Coaching transition mid-career: Ryan Walters → Barry Odom. Worth noting in scheme + development context.