Arizona State · W 53-25
No carries.
Cincinnati · L 24-37
No carries.
Arizona · W 34-26
10 carries, 34 yards
The other 5 games average 48 yards. This one was 14 below.
Dickey has carries in 6 of Texas Tech’s 8 games: none against Arizona State and Cincinnati.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“I want Williams or Dickey to replace Jonathan Taylor for us next year”
3 stories in the last 30 days, from 2 outlets.
Joey McGuire provides timeline for Cameron Dickey's injury
Red Raiders Wire Oct 7
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 10, middle 47, right 9.
Cameron Dickey
Third year in the Texas Tech backfield. The first career honor came in 2025: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 91 rushing yards and 24 receiving yards against Sam Houston — Week 4, 2026.
274 rushing yards · 4 rushing TD · 66 carries
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
21.2% of carries overall (62/293) → 23.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (17/72) — 64.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 2 outlets
Joey McGuire provides timeline for Cameron Dickey's injury
Red Raiders Wire Oct 7 · 1 outlet
from 8 outlets
Cameron Dickey injury: Texas Tech running back exits Colorado game
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal +2 Oct 3 · 3 outlets
On38 Days Until Kickoff: Cameron DickeyAug 28Lubbock Avalanche-JournalTexas Tech football's Cameron Dickey has always been a natural - Lubbock Avalanche-JournalSep 24
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Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Cameron Dickey vs Abilene Christian.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 66 | 274 | 4.2 | 4 | 16 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 211 | 1,138 | 5.4 | 14 | 71 |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 40 | 224 | 5.6 | 1 | 37 |
| Career | 317 | 1,636 | 5.2 | 19 | 71 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 24 | 217 | 9.0 | 2 | 69 |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 1 | 12 |
| Career | 39 | 324 | 8.3 | 3 | 69 |
Last game (Wk 9): 34 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs No. 22 Houston | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Sam Houston | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 2 | 13 | Season-high 91 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 29-7@ Colorado | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-26vs No. 22 Arizona | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 66 | 274 | 4.2 | 4 | 16 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-26 vs Arizona, play by play
10 carries for 34 yards. He converted a 3rd and 1 with Texas Tech up 27-23.
1-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, up 7-3.
3-yard run. Second quarter, up 7-3. Fans named him again and again right after.
“Riding Cameron Dickey as long as possible huh??”Florida fan, r/CFB game thread
16-yard run on 3rd and 1. Fourth quarter, up 27-23. Converted. Fans named him again and again right after: the most-talked-about moment of his game.
“DICKEY DOES THIS EVERY TIME HE SPINS EVERY TIME HE NEVER LEARNS HE'S A BUM”Texas Tech fan, r/CFB game thread
4 carries for 15 yards.
5-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, down 7-0. Converted.
3-yard run. Second quarter, down 7-3. Fans named him again and again right after: the most-talked-about moment of his game.
“Noooo not Dickey”Texas Tech fan, r/CFB game thread
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
12 carries for 91 yards and 2 touchdowns, his most this season.
The per-play feed is missing a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter (a touchdown called back by a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 11 carries it has.
12-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, up 21-14. Converted.
13-yard touchdown run. Third quarter, made it 28-14.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
16 carries for 65 yards and a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, with Texas Tech ahead by one score, he carried 10 times for 40 yards. He converted a 3rd and 1 with Texas Tech up 21-20.
13-yard catch. Fourth quarter, up 21-20.
1-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 1. Fourth quarter, made it 28-20. Fans named him again and again right after.
“Dickey thrusts through the hole”Texas Tech fan, r/CFB game thread
12-yard run. Fourth quarter, up 28-26. Fans named him again and again right after: the most-talked-about moment of his game.
“Every better with Tech -7.5 just cursed Dickey for sliding”r/CFB game thread
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
10 carries for 21 yards and a touchdown. He converted a 4th and 1 with the score tied 7-7.
The per-play feed is missing a 1-yard run in the second quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 9 carries it has.
Incomplete on 3rd and 17. Second quarter, tied 0-0. Broken up by Oregon State’s D. Layne.
9-yard run. Second quarter, tied 0-0.
No gain on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, tied 7-7.
1-yard touchdown run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, made it 14-7.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
14 carries for 48 yards.
7-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, up 7-0. Converted.
12-yard run. Second quarter, up 14-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 3 · 2026
W 28-26
vs Houston
65 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 13 yds
A close one, won by 2 at home.
With W. Hammond — 257 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.5 · 30 rush yds (5 car) · W. Karoll — 58.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
242nd in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%64 carriesFumble rate
3.0%2 of 66 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.2 yds/carry on 66 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
3 seasons under Joey McGuire — 27-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 59.5 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Road2g | 18.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 48.0 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 34.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.2%
236 pass / 310 run
Plays / game
68.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
260 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #3 of 35 Big 12 RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2025)
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Joey McGuire.
Big 12 Conference
