#22

Keshawn Wicks

Junior running back for Old Dominion. 2023: 588 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 12 catches.

RB · Old Dominion · Jr. · #22

6′1″ · 194 lb · Moncks Corner, SC

CFB Index 43 · #174 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceOld Dominion 2023 alumnus

The story

3 running back for Old Dominion. 2023: 588 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 12 catches.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Old Dominion in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

RB recruit

No. 3135 nationally · Signed with Old Dominion

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Old Dominion, 768 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2019

Signed with Old Dominion2-star out of Berkeley

2024

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3135 national

CFB

College

Old Dominion

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Ricky Rahne

Old Dominion

Played his entire career under Ricky Rahne.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 15-23 over that span.

2021Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Old Dominion3-9HC: Ricky Rahne · Pass-leaning, slow tempo

2023Old Dominion6-7HC: Ricky Rahne · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

43Rotational starter #174 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (84th percentile). Concern: epa / carry (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#96 / 426 · 78th pct

9.3%

Success rate#233 / 426 · 45th pct

43.5%

Yards / carry#236 / 426 · 45th pct

5.1

TD rate#249 / 426 · 41st pct

3.7%

EPA / carry#325 / 426 · 24th pct

0.04

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 207 · 84th pct

Rush yards#123 / 333 · 63rd pct

588

Carries#124 / 333 · 62nd pct

120

Receptions#140 / 327 · 55th pct

Rec yards#154 / 327 · 53rd pct

Rush TDs#146 / 333 · 51st pct

Yards / carry#160 / 333 · 50th pct

4.9

Long run#210 / 333 · 36th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— first qualifying season

Success rate— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Yards / carry— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

118 carries

18%

Stuffed (≤0)

34%

Grind (1–3)

34%

Chunk (4–9)

14%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	51.7	4.1	0.3
Road5g	55.6	4.8	0.4

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	52.7	4.5	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	54.4	4.4	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ricky Rahne

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

43 · #174 of 310 RBs

Two-star recruit. Now #174 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Old Dominion	120	588	4.9	4	--
2022	Old Dominion	32	125	3.9	1	--
2021	Old Dominion	17	55	3.2	0	--
Career		169	768	4.5	5	--

Season	Team
2023	Old Dominion	12	83	6.9	1	--
2022	Old Dominion	12	68	5.7	0	--
2021	Old Dominion	3	38	12.7	0	--
Career		27	189	7.0	1	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · James Madison · 3&5 · Q3 · EPA +3.80Keshawn Wicks run for 36 yds to the JMU 34 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Marshall · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA -3.06Keshawn Wicks run for a loss of 4 yards to the MRSH 33
Week 10 · Coastal Carolina · 3&3 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Grant Wilson pass complete to Keshawn Wicks for 21 yds to the CCU 41 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · App State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.62Keshawn Wicks run for 20 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
Week 6 · Southern Miss · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.57Keshawn Wicks run for 16 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
Week 8 · App State · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA +2.56Keshawn Wicks 16 Yd Run (Grant Wilson Pass to Jalen Butler for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.96Keshawn Wicks run for a loss of 4 yards to the ODU 49
Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 2&9 · Q3 · EPA +1.91Keshawn Wicks run for 14 yds to the ODU 40 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Virginia Tech · 1&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.88Grant Wilson pass complete to Keshawn Wicks for 5 yds for a TD (Ethan Sanchez KICK)
Week 12 · Georgia Southern · 2&5 · Q4 · EPA -1.82Keshawn Wicks run for a loss of 4 yards to the ODU 40

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-36@ Virginia Tech	14	73	5.2	0	27
Wk 2	W 38-31vs Louisiana	17	103	6.1	0	15	Season-high 103 yds
Wk 3	L 24-27vs Wake Forest	11	32	2.9	0	9
Wk 5	L 35-41@ Marshall	5	17	3.4	0	19
Wk 6	W 17-13@ Southern Miss	10	54	5.4	2	16
Wk 8	W 28-21vs App State	12	82	6.8	2	20
Wk 9	L 27-30@ James Madison	11	74	6.7	0	36
Wk 10	L 24-28vs Coastal Carolina	11	56	5.1	0	22
Wk 12	W 20-17@ Georgia Southern	17	60	3.5	0	14
Wk 13	W 25-24vs Georgia State	2	0	0.0	0	0
Bowl	L 35-38vs Western Kentucky	10	37	3.7	0	18
Total		120	588	4.4	4	36

How he plays

Play style

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

CFB Index positional classification

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

~ our read

118Carries

588Yards

21.1%Top-5 share

17.8%Stuffed rate

Just 21.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 17.8% of his carries. 2 carries for 0 yds vs Georgia State; 17 for 103 vs Louisiana.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

The closer

fact

28.9%Carry share

55.9%Q4-lead share

100.0%In competitive games

28.9% of carries overall (117/405) → 55.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/34) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.