Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/21Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (23.8%).
Brock Sturges
Brock Sturges: RB · Texas State · #5.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brock Sturges
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the Texas State backfield. A game that shows it: 68 rushing yards and 1 reception against Eastern Michigan — Week 4, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas State | 69 | 295 | 4.3 | 4 | 23 |
| 2020 | Texas State | 112 | 530 | 4.7 | 5 | 40 |
| Career | 181 | 825 | 4.6 | 9 | 40 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas State | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2020 | Texas State | 10 | 117 | 11.7 | 1 | 66 |
| Career | 13 | 138 | 10.6 | 1 | 66 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Florida International | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 2 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | L 34-42vs Incarnate Word | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-59@ Eastern Michigan | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 68 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 33-31vs South Alabama | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-31vs Troy | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-28@ Georgia State | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-45@ Louisiana | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ Arkansas State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 69 | 295 | 4.3 | 4 | 23 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2021
W 23-17
43 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD
A close one, won by 6 on the road.
With S. O'Kelly — 39.8 yards per punt · 9 punts · 1 inside the 20 · B. McBride — 165 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 26.5 · 53 rush yds (13 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Florida International · 1st and 10 · Q5 · EPA +2.52Brock Sturges 11 Yd Run
- Week 7 · Troy · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.52Brady McBride pass complete to Brock Sturges for 4 yds to the Troy 43 for a
- Week 2 · Florida International · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Brock Sturges 1 Yd Run
- Week 6 · South Alabama · 2nd and 4 · Q5 · EPA +2.33B.Sturges rushed to SAB End Zone for 4 yards. B.Sturges for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Week 3 · Incarnate Word · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +1.64Brock Sturges run for 6 yds to the InWrd 2 for a
- Week 3 · Incarnate Word · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.32Brady McBride pass complete to Brock Sturges for 17 yds to the InWrd 12 for a
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Eastern Michigan · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.23Brock Sturges run for 11 yds to the EMich 31 for a
- Week 7 · Troy · 1st and 2 · Q1 · EPA +1.21Brock Sturges run for 2 yds for a TD, (Seth Keller KICK)
- Week 8 · Georgia State · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA −1.12Brock Sturges run for no gain to the TexSt 36
- Week 6 · South Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −1.03B.Sturges rushed to SAB 46 for 0 yards. Tackled by J.Brooks at SAB 46.
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
62 of 69 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
47%62 carriesFumble rate
2.9%2 of 69 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds13%of carries
8 carries
Grind
1–3 yds39%of carries
24 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds37%of carries
23 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
7 carries
3 of 5 (60%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.3 yds/carry on 69 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 47% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Jake Spavital — 6-18 over that span.
2020Texas State2-10HC: Jake Spavital · Balanced
2021Texas State4-8HC: Jake Spavital · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 36.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 37.2 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 44.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 25.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Spavital
Pass share
46.9%
387 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
416 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
69 carries and 3 catches in 8 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
33 · #275 of 315 RBs · 2021
Three-star recruit. Now #275 at the position.
Two seasons at Texas State
- 2021 Texas State SpavitalYear 2 · 8 games
- 2020 Texas State SpavitalYear 1 · 12 games
- Before collegeSigned with Texas State in 2020 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Butler C.C., No. 191 in the country.
Moves
- Signed with Texas State in the 2020 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas State, 825 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
2020 12 games
- Signed with Texas State3-star out of Butler C.C.