Max Borghi: RB · Washington State · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Max Borghi
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons at Washington State span two head coaches: Mike Leach and Nick Rolovich. A game that shows it: 139 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against Arizona — Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
42.8% of carries overall (157/367) → 27.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (16/59) — 37.5% 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
8 of 10 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (80.0%). 14 of the team's 30 inside-the-5 carries (46.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington State | 160 | 880 | 5.5 | 12 | 64 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 1 | 37 |
| 2019 | Washington State | 127 | 817 | 6.4 | 11 | 56 |
| 2018 | Washington State | 72 | 366 | 5.1 | 8 | 30 |
| Career | 369 | 2,158 | 5.8 | 32 | 64 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington State | 16 | 156 | 9.8 | 0 | 23 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | Washington State | 86 | 597 | 6.9 | 5 | 65 |
| 2018 | Washington State | 53 | 374 | 7.1 | 4 | 30 |
| Career | 156 | 1,134 | 7.3 | 9 | 65 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-26vs Utah State | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 1 | 64 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-24vs Portland State | 13 | 59 | 4.5 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-45vs USC | 13 | 72 | 5.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-24@ Utah | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-6@ California | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs Oregon State | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Stanford | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 2 | 25 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-21vs BYU | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 3 | 19 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 9 | W 34-21@ Arizona State | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-38@ No. 5 Oregon | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-18vs Arizona | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 2 | 43 | Season-high 139 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 40-13@ Washington | 22 | 129 | 5.9 | 2 | 32 | |
| Total | 160 | 880 | 5.5 | 12 | 64 |
Week 8 · 2021
L 19-21
vs BYU
83 rush yds (18 car) · 3 TD · 4 rec · 36 yds
With J. de Laura — 257 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 56.6 · 10 rush yds (3 car) · N. Haberer — 35.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
49%156 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.5 yds/carry on 160 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 49% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 80.1 | 5.7 | 1.4 |
| Road5g | 63.8 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 60.1 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 91.8 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
53.6%
452 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
160 carries and 16 catches in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #46 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Washington State, 2,158 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich, and Jake Dickert. Multi-era developmental context.
