Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5/24Inside-5 share
5 of the team's 24 inside-the-5 carries (20.8%).
Kareem Walker
Kareem Walker: RB · South Alabama · #10.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kareem Walker
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jim Harbaugh and Kane Wommack. On tape: 150 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Alcorn State, Week 3, 2021.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Alabama | 86 | 295 | 3.4 | 4 | 35 |
| 2017 | Michigan | 20 | 68 | 3.4 | 1 | 16 |
| Career | 106 | 363 | 3.4 | 5 | 35 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Alabama | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 | Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-7vs Southern Miss | 18 | 26 | 1.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | W 22-19@ Bowling Green | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21vs Alcorn State | 23 | 150 | 6.5 | 3 | 35 | Season-high 150 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 31-41@ UL Monroe | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-13vs Arkansas State | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-31@ App State | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-60@ Tennessee | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-27vs Coastal Carolina | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 86 | 295 | 3.4 | 4 | 35 |
Signature game
Week 3 · 2021
W 28-21
vs Alcorn State
150 rush yds (23 car) · 3 TD
A close one, won by 7 at home.
With J. Brooks — 43 yards per punt · 3 punts · 46 long · J. Bentley — 158 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 22.7
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 3 · Alcorn State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.97Kareem Walker run for 35 yds for a TD (Diego Guajardo KICK)
- Week 3 · Alcorn State · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Kareem Walker run for 1 yd for a TD (Diego Guajardo KICK)
- Week 3 · Alcorn State · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.74Kareem Walker run for 13 yds for a TD (Diego Guajardo KICK)
- Week 2 · Bowling Green · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.45Kareem Walker run for 1 yd for a TD
- Week 11 · App State · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.76Kareem Walker run for 12 yds to the SAlab 33 for a
- Week 13 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA −1.47Kareem Walker run for a loss of 2 yards to the SAlab 46
4 more plays
- Week 8 · UL Monroe · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.43Kareem Walker run for 3 yds to the SAlab 32 for a
- Week 3 · Alcorn State · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.40Kareem Walker run for 11 yds to the SAlab 45 for a
- Week 13 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −1.38Kareem Walker run for a loss of 3 yards to the SAlab 40
- Week 11 · App State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.34Kareem Walker run for a loss of 3 yards to the SAlab 30
Teams and coaches
2017Michigan8-5HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy
2021South Alabama5-7HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 52.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 21.0 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 69.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 17.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kane Wommack
Pass share
48.3%
407 pass / 435 run
Plays / game
70.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
86 carries and 12 catches in 8 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
32 · #282 of 315 RBs · 2021
Two-star recruit. Now #282 at the position.
Four seasons, three schools
- 2021 South Alabama WommackYear 6 · 8 games
- 2020 Mississippi State LeachYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2017 Michigan HarbaughYear 2 · 5 games
- 2016 Michigan HarbaughYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
Moves
- Signed with South Alabama in the 2020 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Michigan and South Alabama, 363 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Jim Harbaugh, Mike Leach and Kane Wommack.