Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/34Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 34 inside-the-5 carries (17.6%).
Chris Warren III
Chris Warren III: RB · Texas · #25.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chris Warren III
Wears you down at the goal line. The three seasons at Texas span two head coaches: Charlie Strong and Tom Herman. A game that shows it: 166 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against San José State — Week 2, 2017.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Texas in the news
- Colin Simmons out for Mississippi State
Yahoo Sports Oct 31 - Texas player out for season
- Texas snaps losing streak
Saturday Down South Oct 25 - Meyer warns Sarkisian publiclyYahoo Sports Oct 20
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-51vs Maryland | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs San José State | 16 | 166 | 10.4 | 2 | 41 | Season-high 166 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 24-27@ No. 4 USC | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-7@ Iowa State | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 40-34vs Kansas State | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-29vs No. 12 Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-13vs No. 10 Oklahoma State | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-7@ Baylor | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-24@ No. 10 TCU | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-27vs Kansas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-14@ No. 24 West Virginia | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-27vs Texas Tech | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 71 | 314 | 4.4 | 6 | 41 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2017
W 40-34
vs Kansas State
1 rec · 33 yds · 1 TD · 14 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.
With S. Ehlinger — 380 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.1 · 107 rush yds (20 car) · M. Dickson — 53.3 yards per punt · 3 punts · 67 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · San José State · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +3.88Chris Warren III run for 41 yds for a TD, (Joshua Rowland KICK)
- Week 5 · Iowa State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −3.46Chris Warren III run for a loss of 8 yards to the Texas 46 Chris Warren III fumbled, recovered by IowSt De'Monte Ruth
- Week 6 · Kansas State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Chris Warren III for 33 yds for a TD, (Joshua Rowland KICK)
- Week 12 · West Virginia · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Chris Warren III for 20 yds for a TD, (Mitchell Becker KICK)
- Week 5 · Iowa State · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.66Chris Warren III run for 11 yds for a TD, (Joshua Rowland KICK)
- Week 7 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.64Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Chris Warren III for 17 yds to the Texas 44 for a
4 more plays
- Week 10 · TCU · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Shane Buechele pass complete to Chris Warren III for 12 yds to the TCU 30 for a
- Week 2 · San José State · 4th and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.56Sam Ehlinger pass complete to Chris Warren III for 9 yds to the SJSt 28 for a
- Week 6 · Kansas State · 3rd and 2 · Q5 · EPA +2.54Chris Warren III 2 Yd Run
- Week 11 · Kansas · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Chris Warren III run for 1 yd for a TD, (Mitchell Becker KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
70 of 71 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%70 carriesFumble rate
2.8%2 of 71 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds40%of carries
28 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds33%of carries
23 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
8 carries
9 of 9 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 6 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.4 yds/carry on 71 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2015Texas5-7HC: Charlie Strong · Run-heavy
2016Texas5-7HC: Charlie Strong · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2017Texas7-6HC: Tom Herman · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 40.8 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 13.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 45.7 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
49.7%
496 pass / 501 run
Plays / game
76.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
543 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
71 carries, 18 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Texas
- 2017 Texas HermanYear 3 · 12 games
- 2016 Texas StrongYear 2 · 4 games
- 2015 Texas StrongYear 1 · 8 games
- High school RockwallRockwall, TX · Class of 2015Four-star, No. 80 in the 2015 class. Signed with Texas.Also from Rockwall: Noble Johnson (Georgia Southern), Landyn Locke (Sam Houston), Jack Duckworth (Stanford) and 3 more.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas, 1,150 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
2015 8 games
- Signed with TexasFour-star, out of Rockwall
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coaches2015–2016
Texas
Coaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.