Deneric Prince: RB · Tulsa · #8.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Deneric Prince
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jimbo Fisher and Philip Montgomery. On tape: 231 rushing yards and 29 receiving yards against Temple, Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
33.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 18.7% of his carries. 4 carries for 5 yds vs Navy; 20 for 231 vs Temple.
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
32.2% of carries overall (122/379) → 42.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/49) — 100.0% 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
7 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (70.0%). 9 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (27.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 21-31vs Cincinnati | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-53@ Navy | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-16@ Temple | 20 | 231 | 11.6 | 1 | 84 | Season-high 231 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 34-45vs SMU | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 0 | 42 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-27vs No. 19 Tulane | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-26@ Memphis | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-42vs South Florida | 26 | 220 | 8.5 | 2 | 67 | 220-yard day |
| Wk 13 | W 37-30@ Houston | 16 | 40 | 2.5 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 126 | 729 | 5.8 | 5 | 84 |
Week 8 · 2022
W 27-16
at Temple
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%123 carriesFumble rate
1.6%2 of 126 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.8 yds/carry on 126 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 108 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 74.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 33.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 110 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
49.8%
415 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
69.5
12 games
Team sack rate
9.2%
468 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #94 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Texas A&M and Tulsa, 1,744 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 25 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jimbo Fisher and Philip Montgomery.
