Dee Hart: RB · Colorado State · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dee Hart
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. On tape: 230 rushing yards and 42 receiving yards against New Mexico, Week 13, 2014.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
46.0% of carries overall (168/365) → 22.5% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/80) — 55.6% 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
10 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (83.3%). 10 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (62.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Colorado State | 194 | 1,275 | 6.6 | 16 | 76 |
| Career | 194 | 1,275 | 6.6 | 16 | 76 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Colorado State | 18 | 189 | 10.5 | 2 | 24 |
| Career | 18 | 189 | 10.5 | 2 | 24 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-17vs Colorado | 22 | 139 | 6.3 | 2 | 25 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-37@ Boise State | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-21vs UC Davis | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21@ Boston College | 10 | 117 | 11.7 | 0 | 43 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-17vs Tulsa | 11 | 143 | 13.0 | 2 | 53 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-24@ Nevada | 23 | 90 | 3.9 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 16-13vs Utah State | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-31vs Wyoming | 13 | 87 | 6.7 | 0 | 46 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31@ San José State | 24 | 104 | 4.3 | 4 | 14 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 11 | W 49-22vs Hawai'i | 11 | 115 | 10.5 | 1 | 43 | |
| Wk 13 | W 58-20vs New Mexico | 20 | 230 | 11.5 | 5 | 76 | Season-high 230 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 24-27@ Air Force | 23 | 115 | 5.0 | 0 | 22 | |
 Bowl | L 10-45vs No. 23 Utah | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 194 | 1275 | 6.6 | 16 | 76 |
Week 13 · 2014
W 58-20
vs New Mexico
230 rush yds (20 car) · 5 TD · 2 rec · 42 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against New Mexico.
With G. Grayson — 389 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.4 · 17 rush yds (3 car) · R. Higgins — 10 rec · 167 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
46%163 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.6 yds/carry on 194 carries · 22% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 127 | 9.3 | 1.8 |
| Road5g | 88.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 80.6 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 118 | 7.2 | 1.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim McElwain
Pass share
51.3%
447 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
67.1
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2014
194 carries and 18 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Colorado State, 1,275 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban and Jim McElwain.
