L.A. Ramsby

Running back for Georgia Southern. 2017: 578 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 3 catches.

RB · Georgia Southern · #1

5′11″ · 200 lb · Ewa Beach, HI

Georgia Southern 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 running back for Georgia Southern. 2017: 578 rushing yards, 6 rushing TD, 3 catches.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia Southern, 1,269 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Georgia Southern

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014

Willie Fritz

Georgia Southern

2016–2017

Tyson Summers

Georgia Southern

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Fritz → Tyson Summers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Georgia Southern9-3HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

2016Georgia Southern5-7HC: Tyson Summers · Run-heavy

2017Georgia Southern2-10HC: Tyson Summers · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (9th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Carries#89 / 328 · 73rd pct

141

Rush TDs#102 / 328 · 65th pct

Rush yards#136 / 328 · 59th pct

578

Long run#264 / 328 · 19th pct

Fumbles lost#167 / 221 · 17th pct

Yards / carry#268 / 328 · 17th pct

4.1

Receptions#265 / 315 · 12th pct

Rec yards#288 / 315 · 9th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	41.0	3.5	0.8
Road7g	53.3	4.5	0.3

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	56.0	4.0	0.4
Weeks 8+7g	42.6	4.1	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Georgia Southern	141	578	4.1	6	--
2016	Georgia Southern	--	--	--	--	--
2014	Georgia Southern	148	691	4.7	12	--
Career		289	1,269	4.4	18	--

Season	Team
2017	Georgia Southern	3	14	4.7	0	--
2016	Georgia Southern	--	--	--	--	--
2014	Georgia Southern	6	100	16.7	0	--
Career		9	114	12.7	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2017

W 52–0

vs South Alabama

43 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD

Dominant 52-point win at home against South Alabama.

With S. Werts — 107 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.5 · 113 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · T. Bass — -4 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-41@ Auburn	11	33	3.0	0	12
Wk 2	L 12-22vs New Hampshire	8	29	3.6	1	6
Wk 4	L 17-52@ Indiana	18	108	6.0	0	17	Season-high 108 yds
Wk 6	L 25-43vs Arkansas State	14	65	4.6	0	20
Wk 7	L 27-35vs New Mexico State	15	45	3.0	1	8
Wk 8	L 20-55@ Massachusetts	4	23	5.8	0	9
Wk 9	L 16-38@ Troy	12	51	4.3	0	11
Wk 10	L 17-21vs Georgia State	8	23	2.9	0	8
Wk 11	L 6-27@ App State	9	17	1.9	0	6
Wk 12	W 52-0vs South Alabama	13	43	3.3	2	11
Wk 13	W 34-24@ Louisiana	20	87	4.3	1	14
Wk 14	L 17-28@ Coastal Carolina	9	54	6.0	1	28
Total		141	578	4.1	6	28

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology