Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
14/31Inside-5 share
14 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (45.2%).
Khari Blasingame
Khari Blasingame: RB · Vanderbilt · #23.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Khari Blasingame
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Third year in the same backfield at Vanderbilt. A game that shows it: 88 rushing yards against Tennessee State — Week 5, 2018.
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.
Vanderbilt in the news
- Vanderbilt injury report released
On3 Oct 25 - Vanderbilt receiver arrested, dismissed
PennLive Oct 17
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 96 | 401 | 4.2 | 5 | 35 |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 45 | 147 | 3.3 | 0 | 31 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 97 | 449 | 4.6 | 10 | 22 |
| Career | 238 | 997 | 4.2 | 15 | 35 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Vanderbilt | 25 | 320 | 12.8 | 1 | 65 |
| 2017 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 1 | 21 |
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 35 | 380 | 10.9 | 2 | 65 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Middle Tennessee | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-10vs Nevada | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-22@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-37vs South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-27vs Tennessee State | 10 | 88 | 8.8 | 0 | 35 | Season-high 88 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ No. 2 Georgia | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-37vs No. 14 Florida | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-14@ No. 14 Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | W 45-31@ Arkansas | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-33@ Missouri | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-29vs Ole Miss | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-13vs Tennessee | 20 | 70 | 3.5 | 1 | 21 | |
 Bowl | L 38-45vs Baylor | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 2 | 10 | |
| Total | 96 | 401 | 4.2 | 5 | 35 |
Signature game
Bowl · 2018
L 38-45
vs Baylor · neutral site
3 rec · 85 yds · 1 TD · 16 rush yds (4 car) · 2 TD
With K. Vaughn — 243 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · K. Shurmur — 286 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 14 rush yds (4 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Baylor · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.86Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 65 yds for a TD (Ryley Guay KICK)
- Week 1 · Middle Tennessee · 4th and 3 · Q1 · EPA +4.28Khari Blasingame run for 30 yds for a TD, (Ryley Guay KICK)
- Week 6 · Georgia · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA −3.90Khari Blasingame run for no gain to the Geo 14
- Week 1 · Baylor · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.09Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 15 yds to the Bayl 48 for a
- Week 8 · Kentucky · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.77Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 33 yds to the Kent 47 for a
- Week 13 · Tennessee · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.71Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 21 yds to the Vandy 47 for a
4 more plays
- Week 6 · Georgia · 2nd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +2.69Khari Blasingame run for 19 yds to the Vandy 45 for a
- Week 5 · Tennessee State · 3rd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.56Khari Blasingame run for 24 yds to the TenSt 29 for a
- Week 9 · Arkansas · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.44Khari Blasingame run for 5 yds for a TD (Ryley Guay KICK)
- Week 9 · Arkansas · 2nd and 19 · Q4 · EPA +2.09Kyle Shurmur pass complete to Khari Blasingame for 23 yds to the Ark 12 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
96 of 96 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
37%92 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds28%of carries
27 carries
Grind
1–3 yds32%of carries
31 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds28%of carries
27 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
11 carries
3 of 8 (38%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 14 (29%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.2 yds/carry on 96 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 37% success rate.
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 17-21 over that span.
2016Vanderbilt6-7HC: Derek Mason · Run-leaning
2017Vanderbilt5-7HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo
2018Vanderbilt6-7HC: Derek Mason · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 37.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 24.8 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 33.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 26.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
49.2%
413 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
64.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
Starter
96 carries and 25 catches in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Vanderbilt
- 2018 Vanderbilt MasonYear 5 · 13 games
- 2017 Vanderbilt MasonYear 4 · 10 games
- 2016 Vanderbilt MasonYear 3 · 13 games
- 2015 Vanderbilt MasonYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2014 Vanderbilt MasonYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school BuckhornNew Market, AL · Class of 2014Three-star, No. 1,480 in the 2014 class. Signed with Vanderbilt.
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt, 997 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
2014
- Signed with VanderbiltThree-star, out of Buckhorn
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coach2014–2018
Vanderbilt
Played every college season under Derek Mason.