Jerrion Ealy: RB · Ole Miss · #9.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jerrion Ealy
Beats you as a runner and a receiver. The three seasons at Ole Miss span two head coaches: Matt Luke and Lane Kiffin. All-SEC in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 152 rushing yards and 34 receiving yards against Texas A&M — Week 11, 2021.
Play style
Threatens defenses in every dimension — rushing, receiving, third-down.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
30.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 19.4% of his carries. 3 carries for 1 yds vs Auburn; 24 for 152 vs Texas A&M.
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
23.3% of carries overall (128/550) → 20.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/109) — 77.3% 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
7 of 12 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (58.3%). 3 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (9.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-24vs Louisville | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-17vs Austin Peay | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 3 | W 61-21vs Tulane | 15 | 103 | 6.9 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-42@ No. 1 Alabama | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-26@ Tennessee | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-17vs LSU | 12 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-31@ No. 18 Auburn | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-14vs Liberty | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 2 | 70 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-19vs No. 11 Texas A&M | 24 | 152 | 6.3 | 0 | 53 | Season-high 152 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 31-17vs Vanderbilt | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-21@ Mississippi State | 16 | 60 | 3.8 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 121 | 703 | 5.8 | 5 | 70 |
Week 10 · 2021
W 27-14
vs Liberty
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%116 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 133 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.8 yds/carry on 133 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 95.0 | 8.5 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 24.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 44.6 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 80.0 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Pass share
42.3%
429 pass / 584 run
Plays / game
84.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
464 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
133 carries and 32 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #39 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ole Miss, 2,235 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Matt Luke → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
