Izzy Matthews: RB · Colorado State · #24.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Izzy Matthews
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Fourth year in the Colorado State backfield. On tape: 125 rushing yards and 2 receiving yards against San José State, Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 18.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 17.4% of his carries. 7 carries for -5 yds vs Wyoming; 21 for 127 vs San José State.
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
21 of 25 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (84.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Colorado State | 166 | 717 | 4.3 | 4 | 56 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 132 | 613 | 4.6 | 8 | 66 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 153 | 734 | 4.8 | 13 | 41 |
| 2015 | Colorado State | 97 | 590 | 6.1 | 5 | 39 |
| Career | 548 | 2,654 | 4.8 | 30 | 66 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Colorado State | 27 | 169 | 6.3 | 1 | 23 |
| 2017 | Colorado State | 12 | 140 | 11.7 | 1 | 27 |
| 2016 | Colorado State | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2015 | Colorado State | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 24 |
| Career | 51 | 408 | 8.0 | 2 | 27 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 34-43vs Hawai'i | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 1 | L 13-45vs Colorado | 15 | 30 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-27vs Arkansas | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-48@ Florida | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-35vs Illinois State | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-30@ San José State | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 125 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 20-18vs New Mexico | 26 | 92 | 3.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-56@ Boise State | 12 | 109 | 9.1 | 1 | 56 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Wyoming | 7 | -5 | -0.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-49@ Nevada | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-29vs No. 14 Utah State | 20 | 100 | 5.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-27@ Air Force | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 166 | 717 | 4.3 | 4 | 56 |
Week 12 · 2018
L 24-29
vs Utah State
100 rush yds (20 car) · 1 TD · 4 rec · 28 yds
With C. Hill — 296 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · R. Stonehouse — 11 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
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%161 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 166 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.3 yds/carry on 166 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Mike Bobo — 24-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 58.0 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 67.8 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 60.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 58.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Bobo
Pass share
56.4%
501 pass / 387 run
Plays / game
74.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
166 carries and 27 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Colorado State, 2,654 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Bobo.
