Kalif Phillips: RB · Charlotte · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kalif Phillips
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the same backfield at Charlotte. On tape: 183 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Southern Miss, Week 10, 2016.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
41.6% of carries overall (170/409) → 46.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (24/52) — 87.5% 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
8 of 14 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (57.1%). 6 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (26.1%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-70@ No. 19 Louisville | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 47-14vs Elon | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-48@ Temple | 16 | 114 | 7.1 | 1 | 66 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-52vs Old Dominion | 16 | 57 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-23@ Florida Atlantic | 23 | 132 | 5.7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-27vs Florida International | 24 | 99 | 4.1 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-24@ Marshall | 23 | 123 | 5.3 | 2 | 32 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-27@ Southern Miss | 29 | 183 | 6.3 | 0 | 72 | Season-high 183 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 21-22vs Rice | 20 | 87 | 4.3 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-38vs Middle Tennessee | 14 | 67 | 4.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-33@ UTSA | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 189 | 907 | 4.8 | 4 | 72 |
Week 4 · 2016
L 20-48
at Temple
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
38%173 carriesFumble rate
1.6%3 of 189 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 189 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Brad Lambert — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 63.8 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 98.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 72.5 | 4.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 94.4 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brad Lambert
Pass share
46.3%
413 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
74.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
411 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
189 carries and 20 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Charlotte, 1,868 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
