Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-0vs UTEP | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 24 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Total | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 24 |
#23
Ben McCreary
5th-year running back for Oklahoma. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 215 lb · San Antonio, TX
Returning to Oklahoma for 2026
The numbers
40
rushing yards · 2026
6.7 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 40 rush yds, vs UTEP
His career numbers, season by seasonBen McCreary
One game to point at: 40 rush yds against UTEP — Week 1, 2026.
40 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 6 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Oklahoma
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Oklahoma1-1HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 40.0 YDS/g, 6.7 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–0
vs UTEP
40 rush yds (6 car)
Dominant 51-point win at home against UTEP.
With I. Sategna — 4 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD · J. Mateer — 225 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.5 · 7 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Oklahoma
Returning around him
- 63% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 7 Oklahoma players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (16 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma · Last season: 10-3 (AP #8) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #15
Background
PRONUNCIATION Your browser does not support the audio tag. 2025 (AT INCARNATE WORD) Did not play. 2024 (AT INCARNATE WORD) Did not play. 2023 (AT WEST TEXAS A&M) Played in 10 games … totaled 130 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries and made one reception for six yards … rushed six times fo...
The backfield · Oklahoma
- #6Tory Blaylock482 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Xavier Robinson421 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Lloyd Avant417 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Gabe Sawchuk21 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Ben McCreary1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology