#29

Lee Beebe

Take Lee Beebe off Indiana's roster and the first thing you'd miss is 885 team rushing yards leader.

RB · Indiana · Sr. · #29

5′10″ · 218 lb · Montgomery, AL

CFB Index 60 · #66 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Indiana for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 4 pm ETvs Western KentuckyMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)Indiana by 44

The numbers

145

rushing yards · 2026

4.8 per carry

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 112 rush yds, vs Howard

Swing playSwung Navy from 61% to 83% to win.Navy at UAB · 41-18

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for Indiana. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

The full story, with sources

How he plays

Yards / carry: 47th percentile.

The full scouting read

Lee Beebe

RB · Indiana · Sr · #29

Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15

Lee Beebe is a cornerstone for Indiana — measured against the line he joined.

150RUSH YDS0RUSH TD30CARRIES

TEAM RUSHING YARDS LEADER

885

Team leader in rushing yards (885).

Read the story so far

He lines up at RB for Indiana.

On the field, the headline is 150 rush yds, with 0 rush td.

He inherited the RB job from Roman Hemby (3-star).

The number to watch: 885 — team rushing yards leader.

RB successionlow bar

Inherited fromRoman Hemby 3★

Why nowThe 2026 outlook is the live story — the offseason looks forward.

season totals
Team leader in rushing yards (885).
throne-line + Filling-the-Shoes

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy

2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy

2026Indiana2-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

60Quality starter #66 of 310?

High confidence5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / carry#9 / 15 · 47th pct

4.8

Long run#13 / 15 · 20th pct

Rush TDs#13 / 15 · 10th pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

145

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 72.5 YDS/g, 4.7 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Curt Cignetti

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

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Indiana	30	145	4.8	0	--
2025	Indiana	27	209	7.7	1	--
2024	UAB	166	885	5.3	7	--
2023	UAB	52	360	6.9	4	--
2022	UAB	3	32	10.7	0	--
Career		278	1,631	5.9	12	--

Season	Team
2026	Indiana	--	--	--	--	--
2025	Indiana	1	7	7.0	0	--
2024	UAB	30	219	7.3	1	--
2023	UAB	14	98	7.0	0	--
2022	UAB	--	--	--	--	--
Career		45	324	7.2	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 55–0

vs Howard

112 rush yds (16 car)

Dominant 55-point win at home against Howard.

With J. Hoover — 145 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · T. Richard — 108 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Howard · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.93(08:32) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush left for 21 yards gain to the IND49 (#6 B.Chandler IV; #11 K.Green), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Howard · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.22(09:07) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush left for 14 yards gain to the IND28 (#6 B.Chandler IV), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · North Texas · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +1.19(01:12) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNT04 (#7 A.Alexander), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Howard · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.16(14:58) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the IND45 (#1 M.Thorne)
Week 1 · North Texas · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -1.13(09:40) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the IND49 (#14 B.Garza)
Week 2 · Howard · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA -1.05(10:17) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush left for 1 yard loss to the IND34 (#44 K.Dillon)
Week 1 · North Texas · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.01(06:42) #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNT05 (#3 Z.Barker; #4 C.Coombes), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Howard · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +0.99(09:12) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush left for 8 yards gain to the HOW06 (#8 K.Gallop), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Howard · 2&1 · Q3 · EPA +0.90(12:24) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush right for 18 yards gain to the HOW41 (#11 K.Green), 1ST DOWN
Week 2 · Howard · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.66(08:48) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the HOW48 (#95 I.Lucas; #9 J.Seraphin)