Lamical Perine: RB · Florida · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Lamical Perine
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for three head coaches at Florida: Jim McElwain, Randy Shannon and Dan Mullen. One game to point at: 138 rushing yards and 43 receiving yards against Virginia — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
31.8% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 18.5% of his carries. 4 carries for 13 yds vs Vanderbilt; 14 for 130 vs Auburn.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
35.3% of carries overall (130/368) → 20.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (18/89) — 83.3% 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
6 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (22.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-20vs Miami | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs UT Martin | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | W 29-21@ Kentucky | 14 | 27 | 1.9 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-3vs Tennessee | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-0vs Towson | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-13vs No. 7 Auburn | 14 | 130 | 9.3 | 1 | 88 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-42@ No. 5 LSU | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-27@ South Carolina | 14 | 68 | 4.9 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-24vs No. 8 Georgia | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | W 56-0vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-6@ Missouri | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | W 40-17vs Florida State | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | |
 Bowl | W 36-28vs Virginia | 13 | 138 | 10.6 | 2 | 61 | |
| Total | 132 | 676 | 5.1 | 6 | 88 |
Bowl · 2019
W 36-28
vs Virginia · neutral site
138 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · 5 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD
Edged out Virginia at a neutral site in a shootout.
With K. Trask — 305 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 37 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · V. Jefferson — 6 rec · 129 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
35%118 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 132 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 48.2 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 44.0 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 66.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 29.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
54.3%
466 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
66.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
508 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
132 carries, 40 catches and 1 pass attempt in 13 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida, 2,485 rushing yards — drafted at #120 overall by the New York Jets.
A stat line in 50 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jim McElwain, Randy Shannon, and Dan Mullen. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
New York JetsEntering 7th NFL season
New York JetsEntering 7th NFL season
