Sophomore running back for Oregon State. 2023: 78 rushing yards.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Walnut Creek, CA
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 529 nationally · Signed with Oregon State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Oregon State. 2023: 78 rushing yards.
Isaiah Newell
Third year in the Oregon State backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 32 rush yds against UC Davis, Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Oregon State, 180 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jonathan Smith.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Jonathan Smith — 25-14 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 18.5 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 9.6 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 15.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon State | 25 | 78 | 3.1 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 16 | 87 | 5.4 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Oregon State | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 44 | 180 | 4.1 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Oregon State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 55-7vs UC Davis | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 4 | L 35-38@ Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7vs Utah | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-40@ California | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 62-17vs Stanford | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-22vs Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Bowl | L 8-40@ Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 25 | 78 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 |
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (3.8%).