Georgia Tech · W 34-11
31 carries, 185 yards, 2 TD
The other 8 games average 60 yards. This one was 125 above.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Ferguson against Pittsburgh’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Ferguson, and how their seasons went
Ferguson against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 662 yards, 74 a game, 3 regular-season games left.
“Can’t wait to watch Damon Ferguson playing in the SEC or Big Ten next year”
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
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 30, middle 55, right 36. His longest went for 33 yards.
Damon Ferguson Jr.
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. On tape: 185 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards against Georgia Tech, Week 9, 2026.
662 rushing yards · 6 rushing TD · 123 carries
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 20.9% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 12.6% of his carries. 6 carries for 22 yds vs Miami (OH); 30 for 178 vs Georgia Tech.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
37.2% of carries overall (118/317) → 38.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/54) — 57.1% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (26.3%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
−32aura tax
47th percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the play ranks higher than the talk.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 123 | 662 | 5.4 | 6 | 33 |
| Career | 123 | 662 | 5.4 | 6 | 33 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 18 | 113 | 6.3 | 1 | 15 |
| Career | 18 | 113 | 6.3 | 1 | 15 |
Last game (Wk 9): 185 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 20 | 59 | 3.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Syracuse | 10 | 102 | 10.2 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-0vs Bucknell | 9 | 56 | 6.2 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-33@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-21vs North Carolina | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-27@ Boston College | 17 | 119 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-52@ No. 1 Miami | 9 | 39 | 4.3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-11vs Georgia Tech | 31 | 185 | 6.0 | 2 | 26 | Season-high 185 yds |
| Total | 123 | 662 | 5.4 | 6 | 33 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-11 vs Georgia Tech, play by play
A big game: 31 carries for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns, his most this season.
The per-play feed is missing a 7-yard run in the second quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 30 carries it has.
26-yard run on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Incomplete on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, up 20-3. Turnover on downs.
9 carries for 39 yards and a touchdown.
12-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, down 31-7. Converted.
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.
17 carries for 119 yards. He converted a 4th and 1 with Pittsburgh up 12-7.
The per-play feed is missing a 7-yard run in the third quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 16 carries it has.
7-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, up 12-7. Converted.
16-yard run. Third quarter, down 21-12.
1-yard run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, down 21-15. Converted.
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.
15 carries for 49 yards. He also caught 5 passes for 17 yards.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, up 7-0.
12-yard catch. Second quarter, up 7-0.
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.
6 carries for 31 yards and a touchdown.
The per-play feed is missing 1 of his carries (-3 yards), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 5 carries it has.
15-yard touchdown run. Third quarter, made it 28-24.
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.
9 carries for 56 yards.
21-yard run. First quarter, up 7-0.
1-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, up 7-0. Converted.
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 102 yards and a touchdown.
33-yard run. Third quarter, up 17-10.
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.
20 carries for 59 yards and a touchdown. He also caught 3 passes for 27 yards.
The per-play feed is missing a 1-yard run in the first quarter (the play drew a penalty), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 19 carries it has.
3-yard run on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0.
14-yard catch on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
4-yard run on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
No gain on 3rd and 1. Fourth quarter, tied 0-0.
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 9 · 2026
W 34-11
vs Georgia Tech
185 rush yds (31 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 11 yds
Dominant 23-point win at home against Georgia Tech.
With G. Russo — 47 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · H. Geriner — 180 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 23.8 · 16 rush yds (3 car)
The plays that mattered most
35th 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 -4 to +25 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%119 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 123 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.4 yds/carry on 123 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
258% of team targetsCatch rate
72%18 of 25 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
72% catch rate on 25 targets · 8% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 78.8 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 63.0 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 62.6 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 112 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
49.1%
315 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
71.2
9 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
123 carries and 18 catches in 9 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #41 at the position.
