Georgia State · W 31-20
12 carries, 32 yards
The other 7 games average 65 yards. This one was 33 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Knicely against Coastal Carolina’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Knicely, and how their seasons went
Knicely against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 484 yards, 60 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
Already their own best season; their previous best was 384, in 2025.
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 20, middle 40, right 10. His longest went for 70 yards.
Dominic Knicely
Dominic Knicely takes over from Ja'Vin Simpkins at Coastal Carolina.
Rushing value per play
+0.21
our model · 2026 · 75 plays
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 92 | 484 | 5.3 | 3 | 70 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 67 | 384 | 5.7 | 3 | 59 |
| Career | 159 | 868 | 5.5 | 6 | 70 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 0 | 29 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 99 | 8.2 | 1 | 25 |
| Career | 22 | 164 | 7.5 | 1 | 29 |
Last game (Wk 9): 32 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 2 | 18 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-22@ Delaware | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34vs Liberty | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31vs Georgia Southern | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-21@ Marshall | 25 | 169 | 6.8 | 1 | 70 | Season-high 169 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 32-35vs App State | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-20@ Georgia State | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 92 | 484 | 5.3 | 3 | 70 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-20 at Georgia State, play by play
12 carries for 32 yards.
4-yard run on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
6-yard run. First quarter, down 3-0.
1-yard run on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, down 3-0.
18 carries for 90 yards.
10-yard run on 3rd and 3. First quarter, down 14-7. Converted.
5-yard catch on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, tied 14-14. Converted.
11-yard run. Second quarter, tied 14-14.
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.
25 carries for 169 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. He converted a 4th and 1 with the score tied 0-0. He also caught 3 passes for 42 yards.
The per-play feed is missing 1 of his carries (1 yards), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 24 carries it has.
1-yard run on 4th and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
4-yard run on 3rd and 3. First quarter, up 3-0. Converted.
70-yard touchdown run. Third quarter, made it 20-0.
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.
16 carries for 74 yards. He also caught 3 passes for 10 yards.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 4. First quarter, tied 0-0.
1-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, down 10-0. Converted.
14-yard run. Third quarter, down 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.
Week 6 · 2026
W 27-21
at Marshall
169 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD · 3 rec · 42 yds
A close one, won by 6 on the road.
With R. Podesta — 41.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20 · D. Bailey — 73 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 7.9 · 21 rush yds (8 car)
The plays that mattered most
87th 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 -11 to -5 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 58.5 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 62.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 64.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 32.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Pass share
46.5%
240 pass / 276 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
92 carries and 10 catches in 8 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #102 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #12 of 36 Sun Belt RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,107 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Sun Belt.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Beck → Ryan Beard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Sun Belt Conference
