Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/18Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
Mark Walton
Mark Walton: RB · Miami · #1.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Mark Walton
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches at Miami: Al Golden and Mark Richt. A game that shows it: 204 rushing yards and 4 receiving yards against Toledo — Week 4, 2017.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Miami in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Bethune-Cookman | 16 | 148 | 9.3 | 2 | 47 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-30vs Toledo | 11 | 204 | 18.5 | 1 | 82 | Season-high 204 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 31-6@ Duke | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-20@ Florida State | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-38vs No. 1 Clemson | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 56 | 428 | 7.6 | 3 | 82 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2017
W 52-30
vs Toledo
204 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 22-point win at home against Toledo.
With M. Rosier — 333 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.7 · 11 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · Z. Feagles — 36.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 46 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · Toledo · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +5.60Mark Walton run for 82 yds to the Toled 3 for a
- Week 1 · Bethune-Cookman · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.43Mark Walton run for 47 yds to the BthCk 31 for a
- Week 4 · Toledo · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.41Mark Walton run for 44 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
- Week 5 · Duke · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.25Malik Rosier pass complete to Mark Walton for 39 yds to the Duke 25 for a
- Week 5 · Duke · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +3.00Malik Rosier pass complete to Mark Walton for 25 yds to the Duke 41 for a
- Week 1 · Bethune-Cookman · 1st and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.05Mark Walton run for 6 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Bethune-Cookman · 1st and 5 · Q2 · EPA +1.88Mark Walton run for 5 yds for a TD, (Michael Badgley KICK)
- Week 4 · Toledo · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.66Mark Walton run for 18 yds to the MiaFl 45 for a
- Week 1 · Bethune-Cookman · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.58Mark Walton run for 13 yds to the MiaFl 49 for a
- Week 1 · Bethune-Cookman · 1st and 5 · Q1 · EPA −1.57Mark Walton run for 3 yds to the BthCk 22 MIAMI FL Penalty, Illegal Block (-10 Yards) to the BthCk 32
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
56 of 56 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
52%56 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds23%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds21%of carries
12 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
18 carries
Explosive
10+ yds23%of carries
13 carries
1 of 3 (33%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
7.6 yds/carry on 56 carries · 23% explosive (10+ yds) · 52% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2015Miami8-5HC: Al Golden · Balanced
2016Miami9-4HC: Mark Richt · Balanced
2017Miami10-3HC: Mark Richt · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 176 | 13.9 | 1.5 |
| Road2g | 38.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 107 | 8.2 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Richt
Pass share
51.3%
423 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
56 carries and 7 catches in 5 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Miami, drafted
- 2018 Drafted in round 4, No. 112 by the Cincinnati
- 2017 Miami RichtYear 3 · 5 games
- 2016 Miami RichtYear 2 · 13 games
- 2015 Miami GoldenYear 1 · 13 games
- High school Booker T. WashingtonMiami, FL · Class of 2015Four-star, No. 83 in the 2015 class. Signed with Miami.Also from Booker T. Washington: Ben Hanks III (Florida), Jamorie Flagg (Florida International) and Jeremiah Peters (Toledo).
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami, 1,995 rushing yards — drafted at #112 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
2015 13 games
- Signed with MiamiFour-star, out of Booker T. Washington
2018
- Drafted by Cincinnati Bengalsround 4, pick 112
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coaches2015
Miami
Coaching transition mid-career: Al Golden → Mark Richt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 9th NFL season
#112Rd 4 · Pick 12
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 9th NFL season