Senior running back for Kansas State. 2018: 76 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Tulsa, OK
The story
4 running back for Kansas State. 2018: 76 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearJustin Silmon
Fourth year in the Kansas State backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 51 rush yds, 1 receptions against Oklahoma, Week 9, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas State, 1,120 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bill Snyder.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Bill Snyder — 28-23 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
2018 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 12.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 25.5 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 9.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 29.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kansas State | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 43 | 225 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2016 | Kansas State | 86 | 464 | 5.4 | 3 | -- |
| 2015 | Kansas State | 78 | 355 | 4.6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 227 | 1,120 | 4.9 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kansas State | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2016 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2015 | Kansas State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 41-17vs UTSA | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35@ West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-51@ Oklahoma | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 21-6vs Texas Tech | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 20 | 76 | 2.8 | 1 | 23 |