Keaontay Ingram: RB · USC · #28.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Keaontay Ingram
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Tom Herman and Donte Williams. One game to point at: 204 rushing yards and 18 receiving yards against Arizona — Week 9, 2021.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
37.1% of carries overall (149/402) → 51.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/39) — 70.0% 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
13 of 15 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (86.7%). 5 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (21.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 2
USA Today Nov 1
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-7vs San José State | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | L 28-42vs Stanford | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14@ Washington State | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-45vs Oregon State | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 2 | 12 | |
| Wk 5 | W 37-14@ Colorado | 14 | 124 | 8.9 | 0 | 53 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-42vs Utah | 14 | 70 | 5.0 | 0 | 28 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-31@ No. 13 Notre Dame | 24 | 138 | 5.8 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-34vs Arizona | 27 | 204 | 7.6 | 1 | 46 | Season-high 204 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 16-31@ Arizona State | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 12 | L 33-62vs UCLA | 17 | 96 | 5.6 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 156 | 911 | 5.8 | 5 | 53 |
Week 4 · 2021
L 27-45
vs Oregon State
79 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · 4 rec · 37 yds
With K. Slovis — 355 yds · 1 TD · 3 INT · QBR 52.8 · B. Griffiths — 45 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 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
51%149 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 156 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.8 yds/carry on 156 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% 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 · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 96.5 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 83.0 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 69.8 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 123 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Donte Williams
Pass share
51.5%
593 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
95.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
553 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
156 carries and 22 catches in 10 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #55 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Texas and USC, 2,722 rushing yards — drafted at #201 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
A stat line in 42 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tom Herman and Donte Williams.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 5th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 5th NFL season
