Keshawn Wicks: RB · Old Dominion · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Keshawn Wicks
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Rated a two-star prospect, with three seasons of snaps at Old Dominion since. A game that shows it: 103 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Louisiana — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
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.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
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.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 120 | 588 | 4.9 | 4 | 36 |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 32 | 125 | 3.9 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 17 | 55 | 3.2 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 169 | 768 | 4.5 | 5 | 36 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 12 | 83 | 6.9 | 1 | 21 |
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 19 |
| Career | 27 | 189 | 7.0 | 1 | 28 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| 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@ No. 25 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 | 4.9 | 4 | 36 |
Week 8 · 2023
W 28-21
vs App State
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%108 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 120 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 120 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 15-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 54.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| 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
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
43.5%
360 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
63.6
13 games
Team sack rate
14.3%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
120 carries and 12 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #174 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Old Dominion, 768 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 26 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bobby Wilder → Ricky Rahne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
