Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/22Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (13.6%).
Hinckley Ropati
Hinckley Ropati: RB · BYU · #7.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Hinckley Ropati
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Three seasons in the BYU backfield to date. On tape: 83 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against UCF, Week 9, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
BYU in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Southern Illinois | 13 | 57 | 4.4 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | W 18-15@ SMU | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-19vs Arizona | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-35vs Oklahoma State | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-24@ UCF | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 83 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 22-21@ Utah | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-17vs Kansas | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-28@ No. 21 Arizona State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 68 | 360 | 5.3 | 1 | 26 |
Signature game
Week 12 · 2024
L 13-17
vs Kansas
35 rush yds (8 car) · 2 rec · 34 yds · 1 TD
With J. Retzlaff — 192 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 28.9 · 21 rush yds (7 car) · K. Marion — 3 rec · 42 yds · 15 rush yds (2 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −4.30Hinckley Ropati pass intercepted Parker Robertson return for 12 yds to the OKST 20
- Week 7 · Arizona · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −3.71Hinckley Ropati run for 10 yds to the ARIZ 32 Hinckley Ropati fumbled, recovered by ARIZ Demetrius Freeney D. Freeney return for 0 yds
- Week 12 · Kansas · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.81Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Hinckley Ropati for 30 yds for a TD (Will Ferrin KICK)
- Week 13 · Arizona State · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Jake Retzlaff pass complete to Hinckley Ropati for 26 yds to the ASU 33 for a
- Week 9 · UCF · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.49Hinckley Ropati run for 18 yds to the UCF 43 for a
- Week 1 · Southern Illinois · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +2.26Hinckley Ropati run for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a
4 more plays
- Week 11 · Utah · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.95Hinckley Ropati run for 3 yds to the UTAH 1 for a
- Week 12 · Kansas · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.84Hinckley Ropati run for 5 yds to the BYU 49 for a
- Week 9 · UCF · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.58Hinckley Ropati run for 8 yds to the BYU 44 for a
- Week 7 · Arizona · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.57Hinckley Ropati run for 12 yds to the ARIZ 33 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
68 of 68 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
48%68 carriesFumble rate
1.5%1 of 68 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds16%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds34%of carries
23 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
22 carries
Explosive
10+ yds18%of carries
12 carries
3 of 6 (50%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.3 yds/carry on 68 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 29-10 over that span.
2021BYU10-3HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 51.0 | 6.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 39.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 51.3 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 41.2 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Pass share
45.8%
375 pass / 443 run
Plays / game
62.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
405 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
68 carries, 5 catches and 1 pass attempt in 8 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
42 · #190 of 310 RBs · 2024
Three-star recruit. Now #190 at the position.
Five seasons at BYU
- Apr 2025 Entered the transfer portal
- 2024 BYU SitakeYear 5 · 8 games
- 2023 BYU SitakeYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2022 BYU SitakeYear 3 · 5 games
- 2021 BYU SitakeYear 2 · 1 game
- 2020 BYU SitakeYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with BYU in 2020 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Cerritos College, No. 228 in the country.
Moves
- Signed with BYU in the 2020 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Entered the transfer portal from BYU, Apr 26, 2025.
How it ended
Three seasons at BYU, 564 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
2020
- Signed with BYU3-star out of Cerritos College
2025
- Entered the portalfrom BYU
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coach2020–2024
Played every college season under Kalani Sitake.