Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/21Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 21 inside-the-5 carries (4.8%).
Bryan Bradford
Bryan Bradford: RB · Kent State · #31.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Bryan Bradford
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. A two-star recruit with three seasons on the field at Kent State since. One game to point at: 63 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Akron — Week 8, 2022.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 64 | 302 | 4.7 | 2 | 58 |
| 2021 | Kent State | 49 | 298 | 6.1 | 3 | 54 |
| 2020 | Kent State | 37 | 254 | 6.9 | 0 | 24 |
| Career | 150 | 854 | 5.7 | 5 | 58 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kent State | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2021 | Kent State | 1 | −5 | −5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Kent State | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | 13 |
| Career | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 2 | 14 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-45@ Washington | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-33@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Long Island University | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 22-39@ No. 1 Georgia | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24vs Ohio | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27@ Miami (OH) | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-52@ Toledo | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-27vs Akron | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 1 | 58 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 20-27vs Ball State | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-6@ Bowling Green | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-27@ Buffalo | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 64 | 302 | 4.7 | 2 | 58 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2022
W 63-10
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Akron · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.71Bryan Bradford run for 58 yds for a TD, (Andrew Glass KICK)
- Week 11 · Bowling Green · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.55Collin Schlee pass complete to Bryan Bradford for 14 yds for a TD, (Josh Smith KICK)
- Week 3 · Long Island University · 2nd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.18Bryan Bradford 14 Yd Run
- Week 10 · Ball State · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.01Bryan Bradford run for 3 yds to the BalSt 39 for a
- Week 6 · Miami (OH) · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +1.87B.Bradford rushed to KNT 39 for 11 yards. Tackled by MOH at KNT 39.
- Week 11 · Bowling Green · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.26Bryan Bradford run for 20 yds to the BwGrn 26 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.19Bryan Bradford run for a loss of 1 yard to the Okla 38
- Week 1 · Washington · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.05Bryan Bradford run for 9 yds to the KntSt 27
- Week 2 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.03Collin Schlee pass complete to Bryan Bradford for 11 yds to the KntSt 41 for a
- Week 1 · Washington · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA −1.00Bryan Bradford run for 1 yd to the KntSt 46
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
59 of 64 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
39%59 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds3%of carries
2 carries
Grind
1–3 yds46%of carries
27 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds41%of carries
24 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
6 carries
3 of 3 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
4.7 yds/carry on 64 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Sean Lewis — 15-15 over that span.
2020Kent State3-1HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2021Kent State7-7HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022Kent State5-7HC: Sean Lewis · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 26.8 | 6.9 | 0.4 |
| Road7g | 24.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 24.0 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 26.8 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
40.4%
349 pass / 514 run
Plays / game
71.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
64 carries and 5 catches in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
36 · #256 of 317 RBs · 2022
Two-star recruit. Now #256 at the position.
Four seasons at Kent State
- Apr 2023 Entered the transfer portal
- 2022 Kent State LewisYear 4 · 12 games
- 2021 Kent State LewisYear 3 · 10 games
- 2020 Kent State LewisYear 2 · 4 games
- 2019 Kent State LewisYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school Christian Brothers CollegeSt. Louis, MO · Class of 2019Two-star, No. 3,017 in the 2019 class. Signed with Kent State.Also from Christian Brothers College: Jeremiah McClellan (Oregon), Corey Simms (USC), Tyler Gant (Northwestern) and 6 more.
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from Kent State, Apr 15, 2023.
How it ended
Three seasons at Kent State, 854 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2019
- Signed with Kent StateTwo-star, out of Christian Brothers College
2023
- Entered the portalfrom Kent State
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
1 coach2019–2022
Kent State
Played every college season under Sean Lewis.