Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/33Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (18.2%).
Camar Wheaton
Camar Wheaton: RB · SMU.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Camar Wheaton
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Came to SMU by way of Alabama. A game that shows it: 80 rushing yards and 25 receiving yards against Tulsa — Week 9, 2023.
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.
SMU in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 69-0vs Prairie View A&M | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34@ TCU | 16 | 73 | 4.6 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-0@ Temple | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 69-10vs Tulsa | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 2 | 48 | Season-high 80 yds |
| Wk 10 | W 36-31@ Rice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-21vs North Texas | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-34@ Memphis | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 59-14vs Navy | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-14@ No. 17 Tulane | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
 Bowl | L 14-23vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 83 | 410 | 4.9 | 5 | 48 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2023
W 69-10
vs Tulsa
80 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 25 yds
Dominant 59-point win at home against Tulsa.
With P. Stone — 371 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.5 · R. Brinson — 1 rec · 74 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Tulsa · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +3.62Camar Wheaton run for 48 yds for a TD (Collin Rogers KICK)
- Week 11 · North Texas · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.84Camar Wheaton run for 22 yds for a TD (Collin Rogers KICK)
- Week 4 · TCU · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Camar Wheaton run for 1 yd for a TD (Collin Rogers KICK)
- Week 3 · Prairie View A&M · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.21Camar Wheaton run for 3 yds for a TD (Collin Rogers PAT BLOCKED)
- Week 8 · Temple · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA −2.15Camar Wheaton run for a loss of 6 yards to the TEM 40
- Week 4 · TCU · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.86Camar Wheaton run for 7 yds to the TCU 49 for a
4 more plays
- Week 4 · TCU · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.83Camar Wheaton run for 9 yds to the SMU 45 for a
- Week 9 · Tulsa · 1st and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Camar Wheaton run for 4 yds for a TD (Collin Rogers KICK)
- Week 14 · Tulane · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.69Camar Wheaton run for a loss of 3 yards to the SMU 38
- Week 9 · Tulsa · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.66Alex Padilla pass complete to Camar Wheaton for 25 yds to the TLSA 33 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
82 of 83 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
51%81 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds12%of carries
10 carries
Grind
1–3 yds29%of carries
24 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds51%of carries
42 carries
Explosive
10+ yds7%of carries
6 carries
5 of 6 (83%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 6 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.9 yds/carry on 83 carries · 7% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Rhett Lashlee — 18-9 over that span.
2022SMU7-6HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced, fast tempo
2023SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 63.0 | 6.3 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 31.6 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 49.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 37.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
46.1%
463 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
71.7
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
83 carries and 3 catches in 10 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
40 · #205 of 310 RBs · 2023
Former five-star. Now #205 at the position.
Three seasons at SMU
- 2024 SMU LashleeYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2023 SMU LashleeYear 2 · 10 games
- 2022 SMU LashleeYear 1 · 10 games
- Feb 2022 Entered the transfer portalAlabama to SMU
- High school Garland Lakeview CentennialGarland, TX · Class of 2021Five-star, No. 34 in the 2021 class. Signed with Alabama.
Moves
- Transferred from Alabama to SMU, Feb 1, 2022.
How it ended
Two seasons at SMU, 732 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
2021
- Signed with AlabamaFive-star, out of Garland Lakeview Centennial
2022 10 games
- Transferred to SMUfrom Alabama
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coach2022–2024
Played every college season under Rhett Lashlee.