Greg McCrae: RB · UCF · #30.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Greg McCrae
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at UCF. On tape: 162 rushing yards and 15 receiving yards against Tulane, Week 8, 2020.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 20.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 8.7% of his carries. 6 carries for 16 yds vs Tulsa; 25 for 162 vs Tulane.
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
35.4% of carries overall (147/415) → 29.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/82) — 58.3% 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
16 of 17 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (94.1%). 12 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (48.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 49-21@ Georgia Tech | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 1 | 21 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-28@ East Carolina | 16 | 83 | 5.2 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-34vs Tulsa | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | L 49-50@ Memphis | 17 | 78 | 4.6 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-34vs Tulane | 25 | 162 | 6.5 | 1 | 54 | Season-high 162 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 44-21@ Houston | 16 | 107 | 6.7 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-13vs Temple | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 2 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | L 33-36vs No. 7 Cincinnati | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 58-46@ South Florida | 25 | 130 | 5.2 | 1 | 22 | |
| Total | 131 | 681 | 5.2 | 9 | 54 |
Week 8 · 2020
W 51-34
vs Tulane
162 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 15 yds
Edged out Tulane at home in a shootout.
With D. Gabriel — 422 yds · 5 TD · 0 INT · 19 rush yds (12 car) · M. Williams — 9 rec · 174 yds · 3 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
54%130 carriesFumble rate
1.3%2 of 149 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 149 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 54% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 58.2 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 89.6 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 56.8 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 90.8 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
48.1%
408 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
94.3
9 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
More touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at UCF, 2,620 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Frost → Josh Heupel. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
