Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/24Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (25.0%).
Dedrick Mills
Dedrick Mills: RB · Nebraska · #26.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dedrick Mills
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Paul Johnson and Scott Frost. On tape: 191 rushing yards and 45 receiving yards against Rutgers, Week 16, 2020.
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.
Nebraska in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nebraska | 84 | 396 | 4.7 | 3 | 50 |
| 2019 | Nebraska | 143 | 745 | 5.2 | 10 | 61 |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 152 | 771 | 5.1 | 12 | 39 |
| Career | 379 | 1,912 | 5.0 | 25 | 61 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nebraska | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019 | Nebraska | 15 | 123 | 8.2 | 0 | 20 |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 9 |
| Career | 30 | 220 | 7.3 | 1 | 20 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 17-52@ No. 5 Ohio State | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-21@ Northwestern | 19 | 59 | 3.1 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-23vs Penn State | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-27@ Purdue | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 15 | L 17-24vs Minnesota | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 16 | W 28-21@ Rutgers | 25 | 191 | 7.6 | 0 | 50 | Season-high 191 yds |
| Total | 84 | 396 | 4.7 | 3 | 50 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2020
L 13-21
at Northwestern
59 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD · 6 rec · 33 yds
With W. Przystup — 40.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 56 long · A. Martinez — 125 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · 102 rush yds (13 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 16 · Rutgers · 2nd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +3.64Dedrick Mills run for 50 yds to the Rutgr 36 for a
- Week 16 · Rutgers · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.69Dedrick Mills run for 43 yds to the Rutgr 2 for a
- Week 10 · Northwestern · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Dedrick Mills run for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 16 · Rutgers · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.22Adrian Martinez pass complete to Dedrick Mills for 15 yds to the Neb 46 for a
- Week 16 · Rutgers · 1st and 5 · Q4 · EPA −1.73Dedrick Mills run for a loss of 2 yards to the Neb 49
- Week 16 · Rutgers · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −1.57Dedrick Mills run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rutgr 47
4 more plays
- Week 15 · Minnesota · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.56Adrian Martinez pass complete to Dedrick Mills for 6 yds to the Neb 37 for a
- Week 8 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.55Dedrick Mills run for a loss of 4 yards to the Neb 31
- Week 8 · Ohio State · 1st and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Dedrick Mills run for 3 yds for a TD (Connor Culp KICK)
- Week 10 · Northwestern · 1st and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Dedrick Mills run for 3 yds for a TD (Connor Culp KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
84 of 84 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
49%84 carriesFumble rate
3.6%3 of 84 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds19%of carries
16 carries
Grind
1–3 yds31%of carries
26 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds40%of carries
34 carries
Explosive
10+ yds10%of carries
8 carries
2 of 4 (50%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 3 of 6 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.7 yds/carry on 84 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2016Georgia Tech9-4HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2019Nebraska5-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-heavy
2020Nebraska3-5HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 30.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 83.8 | 4.3 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 66.0 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
41.1%
225 pass / 322 run
Plays / game
68.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
246 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2020
84 carries and 13 catches in 6 games
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools
- 2020 Nebraska FrostYear 7 · 6 games
- 2019 Nebraska FrostYear 6 · 12 games
- 2016 Georgia Tech JohnsonYear 3 · 9 games
- 2015 Georgia Tech JohnsonYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 Georgia Tech JohnsonYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
Moves
- Signed with Georgia Tech in the 2016 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Georgia Tech and Nebraska, 1,912 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 27 games over three seasons.
2016 9 games
- Signed with Georgia TechThree-star, out of Ware County
Coaching lineage · 2014–2020
2 coaches2014–2016
Georgia Tech
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Paul Johnson and Scott Frost.