Dontae Strickland: RB · Syracuse · #4.
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Dontae Strickland
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons at Syracuse span two head coaches: Scott Shafer and Dino Babers. On tape: 129 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards against Boston College, Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
19.6% of carries overall (107/547) → 23.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (29/122) — 79.3% 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 the team's 60 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-42@ Western Michigan | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Wagner | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 2 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-7vs Florida State | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-21vs UConn | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 51 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-27@ No. 3 Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-44@ Pittsburgh | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-37vs North Carolina | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-41vs No. 22 NC State | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-24@ Wake Forest | 13 | 64 | 4.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | W 54-23vs Louisville | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-36vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-21@ Boston College | 20 | 129 | 6.4 | 0 | 32 | Season-high 129 yds |
 Bowl | W 34-18vs No. 15 West Virginia | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 121 | 588 | 4.9 | 6 | 51 |
Week 2 · 2018
W 62-10
vs Wagner
35 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 8 yds
Dominant 52-point win at home against Wagner.
With E. Dungey — 218 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · 44 rush yds (11 car) · S. Hofrichter — 44 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
43%99 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 121 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 121 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 38.2 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 56.2 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 35.4 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 56.7 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
44.1%
464 pass / 588 run
Plays / game
80.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
510 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
121 carries, 14 catches and 1 pass attempt in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Syracuse, 1,717 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Shafer → Dino Babers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
