Jacob Kibodi: RB · Louisiana.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jacob Kibodi
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. On tape: 119 rushing yards and 3 receiving yards against South Alabama, Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
34.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 18.6% of his carries. 7 carries for 23 yds vs Troy; 23 for 133 vs South Alabama.
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
7 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (70.0%). 8 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (27.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-13vs Northwestern State | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-38@ Old Dominion | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-21@ UAB | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 1 | 59 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-38vs Buffalo | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 2 | 69 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-35@ Minnesota | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 1 | 52 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-30vs Texas State | 11 | 63 | 5.7 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20vs Georgia State | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 9 | W 33-20@ South Alabama | 23 | 119 | 5.2 | 1 | 56 | Season-high 119 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 17-37@ Arkansas State | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-34vs Southern Miss | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31@ Troy | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-21vs UL Monroe | 15 | 55 | 3.7 | 1 | 20 | |
| Total | 129 | 729 | 5.7 | 7 | 69 |
Week 9 · 2023
W 33-20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
42%129 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.7 yds/carry on 129 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 55.7 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 65.8 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 73.2 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 48.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
44.3%
367 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
63.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
390 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
129 carries and 9 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #101 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Texas A&M and Louisiana, 1,168 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kevin Sumlin, Jimbo Fisher and Michael Desormeaux.
