George Hart III is a running back at Western Kentucky who has not played in Western Kentucky's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Kentucky lists 11 running backs this season.
Western Kentucky is 3-5. Next: at Middle Tennessee, Sat Nov 7.
Hart does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 63 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Nevada — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
18.0% of carries overall (70/388) → 17.6% of Q4-with-lead carries (15/85) — 80.0% 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
5 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (26.3%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 70 | 300 | 4.3 | 5 | 36 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 44 | 204 | 4.6 | 2 | 30 |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | Arizona State | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 134 | 540 | 4.0 | 7 | 36 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 0 | 21 |
| 2023 | Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | Arizona State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 18 | 61 | 3.4 | 1 | 21 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-24vs Sam Houston | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs North Alabama | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-45@ Toledo | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs Nevada | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 63 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 27-22@ Missouri State | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Delaware | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-25vs Florida International | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Louisiana Tech | 13 | 26 | 2.0 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16vs New Mexico State | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-26vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-13@ LSU | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | L 34-37@ Jacksonville State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
 Bowl | W 27-16vs Southern Miss | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 70 | 300 | 4.3 | 5 | 36 |
Week 9 · 2025
W 28-27
26 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
With R. Tisdale Jr. — 227 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.3 · 73 rush yds (12 car) · C. Maynard — 44.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 50 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
37%62 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.3 yds/carry on 70 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 29.2 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 16.2 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 27.4 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 18.0 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
54.9%
492 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #21 of 28 Conference USA RBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Herm Edwards, Shaun Aguano, Kenny Dillingham and Tyson Helton.
