Brian Herrien: RB · Georgia · #35.
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Brian Herrien
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fourth year in the Georgia backfield. One game to point at: 88 rushing yards and 1 reception against Tennessee — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
20.4% of carries overall (103/505) → 15.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/116) — 88.9% 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
6 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (30.0%).
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 · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-6@ Vanderbilt | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-17vs Murray State | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | W 55-0vs Arkansas State | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-17vs No. 7 Notre Dame | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-14@ Tennessee | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 1 | 40 | Season-high 88 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 21-0vs Kentucky | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-17vs No. 6 Florida | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-0vs Missouri | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-14@ No. 13 Auburn | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-13vs No. 24 Texas A&M | 10 | 30 | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-7@ Georgia Tech | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 15 | L 10-37vs No. 1 LSU | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 103 | 490 | 4.8 | 6 | 40 |
Week 6 · 2019
W 43-14
at Tennessee
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%103 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 103 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Kirby Smart — 44-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 38.3 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 55.8 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 50.2 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 34.1 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
45.0%
414 pass / 505 run
Plays / game
65.6
14 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia, 1,413 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 49 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
